Published July 19, 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

γ rays of 0.3-30 MeV from PSR0833 - 45

  • 1. California Univ., Riverside (USA). Inst. of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
  • 2. California State Univ., Los Angeles (USA)

Description

Pulsed γ rays from the Vela pulsar PSR0833-45 are reported for the first time at the medium energies, E, of 0.3-30 MeV. They were observed with the double scatter γ-ray telescope 31 days after a large glitch in the pulsar period. The first and second pulses were detected from single scatters in the top scintillators, S1, at energies > 0.3 MeV, and by double scatters from all detector cell pairs at energies of 1-30 MeV. The phase separation of the two pulses is 0.43 +- 0.02 at the same absolute phases previously found by SAS 2 and COS B for E > 35 MeV. The energy distribution with six points from 0.3 to 30 MeV appears to bend away from the COS B power law at the lower energies and is well below the HEAO 1 upper limits. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nature (London)
Journal Volume
310
Journal Issue
5970
Series
Nature (London).
Journal Page Range
214-216
ISSN
0028-0836

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
15069098
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ENERGY SPECTRA; GAMMA RADIATION; KEV RANGE 100-1000; MEV RANGE 01-10; MEV RANGE 10-100; PULSARS; PULSES
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; KEV RANGE; MEV RANGE; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA