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

W. Benbow; R. Bird; W. Cui; Q. Feng; L. Fortson; A. Furniss; O. Gueta; D. Hanna; O. Hervet; C. A. Johnson; P. Kaaret; D. Kieda; R. Mukherjee; A. N. Otte; M. Pohl; E. Pueschel; G. T. Richards; I. Sadeh; M. Santander; K. Shahinyan; I. Sushch; A. Archer; Robert Brose; M. Buchovecky; J. H. Buckley; A. J. Chromey; A. Falcone; J. P. Finley; A. Gent; T. Hassan; J. Holder; G. Hughes; T. B. Humensky; P. Kar; Nathan Kelley-Hoskins; M. Kertzman; F. Krennrich; S. Kumar; M. J. Lang; T. T. Y. Lin; A. Mccann; P. Moriarty; S. O’brien; R. A. Ong; D. Pandel; N. Park; A. Petrashyk; J. Quinn; K. Ragan; E. Roache; S. S. Scott; G. H. Sembroski; J. Tyler; S. P. Wakely; A. Weinstein; R. M. Wells; P. Wilcox; Alina Wilhelm; D. A. Williams; T. J. Williamson; B. Zitzer

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

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

W. Benbow, R. Bird, W. Cui, Q. Feng, L. Fortson, A. Furniss, O. Gueta, D. Hanna, O. Hervet, C. A. Johnson, …

19 Apr 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3204/pubdb-2019-02713

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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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Title: A Search for Pulsed Very High-Energy Gamma Rays from Thirteen Young Pulsars in Archival VERITAS Data
Creators: W. Benbow
R. Bird
W. Cui
Q. Feng
L. Fortson
A. Furniss
O. Gueta
D. Hanna
O. Hervet
C. A. Johnson
P. Kaaret
D. Kieda
R. Mukherjee
A. N. Otte
M. Pohl
E. Pueschel
G. T. Richards
I. Sadeh
M. Santander
K. Shahinyan
I. Sushch
A. Archer
Robert Brose
M. Buchovecky
J. H. Buckley
A. J. Chromey
A. Falcone
J. P. Finley
A. Gent
T. Hassan
J. Holder
G. Hughes
T. B. Humensky
P. Kar
Nathan Kelley-Hoskins
M. Kertzman
F. Krennrich
S. Kumar
M. J. Lang
T. T. Y. Lin
A. Mccann
P. Moriarty
S. O’brien
R. A. Ong
D. Pandel
N. Park
A. Petrashyk
J. Quinn
K. Ragan
E. Roache
S. S. Scott
G. H. Sembroski
J. Tyler
S. P. Wakely
A. Weinstein
R. M. Wells
P. Wilcox
Alina Wilhelm
D. A. Williams
T. J. Williamson
B. Zitzer
Publisher: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg
Grant note: unidentified / Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (nserc_______::NSERC)
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Physics
Other Identifier: 991019201502104721

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

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