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A Search for Pulsed Very High-energy Gamma-Rays from 13 Young Pulsars in Archival VERITAS Data

  • We conduct a search for periodic emission in the very high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray band (E > 100 GeV) from a total of 13 pulsars in an archival VERITAS data set with a total exposure of over 450 hr. The set of pulsars includes many of the brightest young gamma-ray pulsars visible in the Northern Hemisphere. The data analysis resulted in nondetections of pulsed VHE gamma-rays from each pulsar. Upper limits on a potential VHE gamma-ray flux are derived at the 95% confidence level above three energy thresholds using two methods. These are the first such searches for pulsed VHE emission from each of the pulsars, and the obtained limits constrain a possible flux component manifesting at VHEs as is seen for the Crab pulsar.

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Author details:A. Archer, Wystan BenbowORCiD, Ralph BirdORCiD, Robert BroseORCiDGND, M. Buchovecky, J. H. Buckley, A. J. Chromey, Wei CuiORCiD, A. Falcone, Qi FengORCiD, J. P. Finley, Lucy FortsonORCiD, Amy FurnissORCiD, A. Gent, O. Gueta, David HannaORCiD, T. Hassan, Olivier HervetORCiD, J. Holder, G. Hughes, T. B. Humensky, Caitlin A. JohnsonORCiD, Philip KaaretORCiD, P. Kar, N. Kelley-Hoskins, M. Kertzman, David KiedaORCiD, F. Krennrich, S. Kumar, M. J. Lang, T. T. Y. Lin, A. McCann, P. Moriarty, Reshmi MukherjeeORCiD, R. A. Ong, Adam Nepomuk OtteORCiD, D. Pandel, N. Park, A. Petrashyk, Martin PohlORCiDGND, Elisa PueschelORCiD, J. Quinn, K. Ragan, Gregory T. RichardsORCiD, E. Roache, I Sadeh, Marcos SantanderORCiD, S. S. Scott, G. H. Sembroski, Karlen ShahinyanORCiD, Iurii SushchORCiDGND, J. Tyler, S. P. Wakely, A. Weinstein, R. M. Wells, P. Wilcox, Alina WilhelmORCiDGND, D. A. Williams, T. J. Williamson, B. Zitzer
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab14f4
ISSN:0004-637X
ISSN:1538-4357
Title of parent work (English):The astrophysical journal : an international review of spectroscopy and astronomical physics
Publisher:IOP Publ. Ltd.
Place of publishing:Bristol
Publication type:Article
Language:English
Date of first publication:2019/05/08
Publication year:2019
Release date:2021/02/11
Tag:gamma rays: general; pulsars: general; stars: neutron
Volume:876
Issue:2
Number of pages:14
Funding institution:U.S. Department of Energy Office of ScienceUnited States Department of Energy (DOE); U.S. National Science FoundationNational Science Foundation (NSF); Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian Institution; Canada
Organizational units:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie
DDC classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Peer review:Referiert
Publishing method:Open Access / Green Open-Access
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