Published November 1, 1984 | Version v1
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Is Geminga a very close neutron star binary

Creators

  • 1. Cambridge Univ. (UK). Inst. of Astronomy

Description

The authors show here that the presence of a close neutron star companion provides a suitable mechanism to account for the γ-ray luminosity of Geminga. All neutron star binaries may evolve through a Geminga-like phase. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nature (London)
Journal Volume
312
Journal Issue
5989
Series
Nature (London).
Journal Page Range
48-50
ISSN
0028-0836

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
16019400
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; BINARY STARS; COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; GEV RANGE 01-10; LUMINOSITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRON STARS; PHOTONS; PULSARS; RADIATION FLUX; STAR MODELS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; GEV RANGE; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STARS