Publication Date:
2019-07-19
Description:
We report on the likely identification of the X-ray counterpart to LAT PSR J2021+4026, using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory ACIS-S3 and timing analysis of Large Area telescope (LAT) data from the Fermi satellite. The X-ray source that lies closest (10 arcsec) to the position determined from the Fermi-LAT timing solution has no cataloged infrared-to-visible counterpart and we have set an upper limit to its optical I and R band emission. The source exhibits a X-ray spectrum which is different when compared to Geminga and CTA 1, and this may have implications for the evolutionary track of radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsars.
Keywords:
Astrophysics
Type:
M11-1059
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2011 Meeting of the High Energy Astrophysics Division; Sep 07, 2011 - Sep 10, 2011; Newport News, RI; United States
Format:
text
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