Gamma-ray flare activity from PSR B1259-63 during 2014 Periastron Passage and comparison to its 2010 passage
Abstract
PSR B1259–63/LS 2883 is a gamma-ray binary system containing a radio pulsar in a highly elliptical ~3.4-year orbit around a Be star. In its 2010 periastron passage, multiwavelength emission from radio to TeV was observed, as well as an unexpected GeV flare measured by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). We report the results of LAT monitoring of PSR B1259–63 during its most recent 2014 periastron passage. We also compare the gamma-ray behavior in this periastron with the former in 2010 and find that PSR B1259–63 shows a recurrent GeV flare. Furthermore, the similarities and differences in the phenomenology of both periastron passages are discussed.
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- Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Kavli Inst. for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Naval Research Lab. (NRL), Washington, DC (United States). Space Science Division
- Inst. of Space Sciences (IEEC-CSIC, Barcelona (Spain)
- NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA (United States)
- Inst. of Space Sciences (IEEC-CSIC), Barcelona (Spain); Catalan Inst. for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona (Spain)
- Dublin City Univ. (Ireland); Dublin Inst. for Advanced Studies (Ireland). School of Cosmic Physics
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- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1354903
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal (Online); Journal Volume: 811; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1538-4357
- Publisher:
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
Citation Formats
Caliandro, G. A., Cheung, C. C., Li, J., Scargle, J. D., Torres, D. F., Wood, K. S., and Chernyakova, M. Gamma-ray flare activity from PSR B1259-63 during 2014 Periastron Passage and comparison to its 2010 passage. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/811/1/68.
Caliandro, G. A., Cheung, C. C., Li, J., Scargle, J. D., Torres, D. F., Wood, K. S., & Chernyakova, M. Gamma-ray flare activity from PSR B1259-63 during 2014 Periastron Passage and comparison to its 2010 passage. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/811/1/68
Caliandro, G. A., Cheung, C. C., Li, J., Scargle, J. D., Torres, D. F., Wood, K. S., and Chernyakova, M. Tue .
"Gamma-ray flare activity from PSR B1259-63 during 2014 Periastron Passage and comparison to its 2010 passage". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/811/1/68. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1354903.
@article{osti_1354903,
title = {Gamma-ray flare activity from PSR B1259-63 during 2014 Periastron Passage and comparison to its 2010 passage},
author = {Caliandro, G. A. and Cheung, C. C. and Li, J. and Scargle, J. D. and Torres, D. F. and Wood, K. S. and Chernyakova, M.},
abstractNote = {PSR B1259–63/LS 2883 is a gamma-ray binary system containing a radio pulsar in a highly elliptical ~3.4-year orbit around a Be star. In its 2010 periastron passage, multiwavelength emission from radio to TeV was observed, as well as an unexpected GeV flare measured by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT). We report the results of LAT monitoring of PSR B1259–63 during its most recent 2014 periastron passage. We also compare the gamma-ray behavior in this periastron with the former in 2010 and find that PSR B1259–63 shows a recurrent GeV flare. Furthermore, the similarities and differences in the phenomenology of both periastron passages are discussed.},
doi = {10.1088/0004-637X/811/1/68},
journal = {The Astrophysical Journal (Online)},
number = 1,
volume = 811,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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