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Probing Vela Pulsar down to 20 GeV with HESSII observations

  • 1. APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Universite Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 10, rue Alice Domon et Leonie Duquet, 75205 Paris Cedex 13 (France)
  • 2. DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen (Germany)
  • 3. Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, F-91128 Palaiseau (France)
  • 4. Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, ul. Bartycka 18, 00-716 Warsaw (Poland)
  • 5. Centre for Space Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520 (South Africa)

Description

Observations of the Vela pulsar (PSR B0833-45) with the High Energy Stereoscopic System phase II array (H.E.S.S.II) have resulted in a high-significance detection of its pulsed emission down to 20 GeV. The very low-energy threshold reconstruction and analysis methods developed specifically for the monoscopic mode are presented together with detailed comparison of the results obtained with five years of Fermi-LAT data. A very good agreement is obtained between the two instruments, thereby validating the overall analysis chain and the response model of the largest H.E.S.S. telescope (CT5). The high event statistics are used to probe the spectrum of PSR B0833-45 above 20 GeV. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4968932
Part of:
Proceedings of the 6. International Meeting on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy

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Publishing Information

Publisher
AIP Publishing
Imprint Place
Melville, New York (United States)
ISBN
978-0-7354-1456-3
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 6. International Meeting on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
Imprint Pagination
[1600 p.]
Journal Page Range
p. 040028

Conference

Title
6. International Meeting on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
Dates
11-15 Jul 2016
Place
Heidelberg (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
53103256
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EMISSION; GEV RANGE; PULSARS; PULSES; RADIATION DETECTION; SPECTRA; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; DETECTION; ENERGY RANGE

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