Revealing the Most Energetic Light from Pulsars and Their Nebulae (eBook)

David Carreto Fidalgo (Autor)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2019
XVII, 208 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-24194-0 (ISBN)

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This book reports on the extraordinary observation of TeV gamma rays from the Crab Pulsar, the most energetic light ever detected from this type of object. It presents detailed information on the painstaking analysis of the unprecedentedly large dataset from the MAGIC telescopes, and comprehensively discusses the implications of pulsed TeV gamma rays for state-of-the-art pulsar emission models. Using these results, the book subsequently explores new testing methodologies for Lorentz Invariance Violation, in terms of a wavelength-dependent speed of light. The book also covers an updated search for Very-High-Energy (VHE), >100 GeV, emissions from millisecond pulsars using the Large Area Telescope on board the Fermi satellite, as well as a study on the promising Pulsar Wind Nebula candidate PSR J0631. 

The observation of VHE gamma rays is essential to studying the non-thermal sources of radiation in our Universe. Rotating neutron stars, also known as pulsars, are an extreme source class known to emit VHE gamma rays. However, to date only two pulsars have been detected with emissions above 100 GeV, and our understanding of their emission mechanism is still lacking. 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.7.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Theses
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Theses
• Zusatzinfo: XVII, 208 p. 148 illus., 64 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Schlagworte: Crab Pulsar TeV Emission • Fermi-LAT Observations of MSPs • Lorentz Invariance Violation Crab Pulsar • MAGIC Telescopes • Pulsar Wind Nebula TeV Emission • VHE Gamma Rays from Millisecond Pulsars • VHE Gamma Rays from Pulsars
• ISBN-10: 3-030-24194-7 / 3030241947
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-24194-0 / 9783030241940