Gamma-ray pulsars and Geminga. [2CG 195+04; PSR 0540-69; PSR 1706-44; PSR0531+21; PSR 0833-45]

Conference · Mon Jul 05 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)

OSTI ID:6110943

Ruderman, M ^[1]; Chen, K ^[2]; Cheng, K S ^[3]; Halpern, J P ^[4]

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1. Department of Physics Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory (United States)
3. Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
4. Department of Astronomy COlubmia Astrophysics Laboratory, Colubmia University (United States)

Observed properties of [gamma]-ray pulsars are related to those of the accelerators which power their radiation. It is argued that the relatively slowly spinning Geminga is a strong [gamma]-ray source only because its magnetic dipole is more inclined than that of the more rapidly spinning Vela. This would also account for special Geminga properties including 180[degree] subpulse separation, soft X-ray spectra and intensities, and suppression of radio emission.

• OSTI ID: 6110943
• Report Number(s): CONF-9210245--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States) Journal Volume: 280:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
DIPOLES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY SPECTRA
GAMMA RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LUMINOSITY
MAGNETIC DIPOLES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
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NEUTRON STARS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PULSARS
RADIATIONS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SPECTRA
STARS
X RADIATION