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Article: High-energy gamma-ray emission from anomalous X-ray pulsars

TitleHigh-energy gamma-ray emission from anomalous X-ray pulsars
Authors
KeywordsGamma rays: theory
Pulsars: general
Stars: neutron
Issue Date2001
PublisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://iopscience.iop.org/2041-8205
Citation
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2001, v. 562 n. 2 PART II, p. 918-924 How to Cite?
AbstractWe study the high-energy gamma-ray radiation from the outer magnetospheres of the anomalous X-ray pulsars. For pulsars with superstrong magnetic fields (B > 1014 G), the magnetic field in the region far away from the neutron star surface drops below the quantum critical value, and high-energy gammaray emission can be emitted. The electrons/positrons produced by collisions between high-energy photons from the outer gap and the soft X-rays resulting from the stellar surface are accelerated inside the outer gap and emit the high-energy gamma rays through curvature radiation. The gamma-ray spectrum and luminosity in this model can be estimated once the pulsar parameters such as period, surface magnetic field, and surface temperature are given. We apply this model to some anomalous X-ray pulsars such as 4U 0142 + 615, 1E 1048.1-5937, RX J170849-4009, 1E 1841-045, and 1E 2259 + 586 and suggest that their gamma-ray fluxes could be detected by the Gamma-Ray Large-Area Space Telescope. © 2001. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/43336
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dc.contributor.authorCheng, KSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Len_HK
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dc.date.issued2001en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal Letters, 2001, v. 562 n. 2 PART II, p. 918-924en_HK
dc.identifier.issn2041-8205en_HK
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dc.description.abstractWe study the high-energy gamma-ray radiation from the outer magnetospheres of the anomalous X-ray pulsars. For pulsars with superstrong magnetic fields (B > 1014 G), the magnetic field in the region far away from the neutron star surface drops below the quantum critical value, and high-energy gammaray emission can be emitted. The electrons/positrons produced by collisions between high-energy photons from the outer gap and the soft X-rays resulting from the stellar surface are accelerated inside the outer gap and emit the high-energy gamma rays through curvature radiation. The gamma-ray spectrum and luminosity in this model can be estimated once the pulsar parameters such as period, surface magnetic field, and surface temperature are given. We apply this model to some anomalous X-ray pulsars such as 4U 0142 + 615, 1E 1048.1-5937, RX J170849-4009, 1E 1841-045, and 1E 2259 + 586 and suggest that their gamma-ray fluxes could be detected by the Gamma-Ray Large-Area Space Telescope. © 2001. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.en_HK
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dc.rightsThe Astrophysical Journal. Copyright © University of Chicago Press.en_HK
dc.subjectGamma rays: theoryen_HK
dc.subjectPulsars: generalen_HK
dc.subjectStars: neutronen_HK
dc.titleHigh-energy gamma-ray emission from anomalous X-ray pulsarsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailCheng, KS: hrspksc@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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