Gamma-ray emission from PSR J0007+7303 using seven year
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- Institute of Space Sciences (CSICâIEEC), Barcelona (Spain)
- Institute of Space Sciences (CSICâIEEC) and Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona (Spain)
- Institute of Space Sciences (CSICâÂÂIEEC), Barcelona (Spain); Univ. of Amsterdam (Netherlands). Astronomical Inst. Anton Pannekoek
We report on a detailed analysis of the bright gamma-ray pulsar (PSR) J0007+7303, based on more than seven years of Fermi Large Area Telescope Pass 8 data. We also confirm that PSR J0007+7303 is significantly detected as a point source also during the off-peak phases with a test statistic value of 262 (~16σ). In the description of the off-peak spectrum of PSR J0007+7303, a power law with an exponential cutoff at 2.7 ± 1.2 ± 1.3 GeV (the first/second uncertainties correspond to statistical/systematic errors) is preferred over a single power law at a level of 3.5σ. The possible existence of a cutoff hints at a magnetospheric origin of the emission. In addition, no extended gamma-ray emission is detected that is compatible with either the supernova remnant (CTA 1) or the very high-energy (>100 GeV) pulsar wind nebula. A flux upper limit of 6.5 × 10-12 erg cm-2 s-1 in the energy range 10–300 GeV is reported, for an extended source assuming the morphology of the VERITAS detection. During on-peak phases, a sub-exponential cutoff is significantly preferred (~11σ) for representing the spectral energy distribution, in both the phase-averaged and phase-resolved spectra. Furthermore, three glitches are detected during the observation period and we found no flux variability at the time of the glitches or in the long-term behavior. We also report the discovery of a previously unknown gamma-ray source in the vicinity of PSR J0007+7303, Fermi J0020+7328, which we associate with the z = 1.781 quasar S5 0016+73. A concurrent analysis of this source is needed to correctly characterize the behavior of CTA 1 and it is also presented in the paper.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 1355711
- Journal Information:
- The Astrophysical Journal (Online), Vol. 831, Issue 1; ISSN 1538-4357
- Publisher:
- Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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