GRO : Red-shifted electron-positron annihilation gamma-rays from radiopulsars
- Author:
- Ruderman, Malvin
- Published:
- Jul 1, 1993.
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- Reported red-shifted e(+) + e(-) yields gamma + gamma 511 keV gamma-rays from the Crab pulsar would, if ultimately confirmed, provide crucial clues about the structure of the powerful magnetospheric accelerator in that rapidly spinning gamma-ray pulsar. In an attempt to understand the origin of this component of the Crab pulsar's emission, we try to account for the following: (1) a flow of approximately 10 exp 40 e(+/-)/s into near the surface of the neutron star; (2) a relatively narrow annihilation line implying that the annihilating e(+/-) pairs probably had a velocity (along vector B) less than or approximately = 10(exp -1)c; and (3) a tentative light curve suggesting a doubly peaked structure different from that of the rest of the Crab pulsar's nonthermal radiation.
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- Document ID: 19930020864.
Accession ID: 93N30053.
NASA-CR-193243.
CAL-2118.
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