Journal article
A Search for TeV Gamma-Ray Emission from Pulsar Tails by VERITAS
The Astrophysical journal, Vol.916(2), 117
01 Aug 2021
Abstract
We report on the search for very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the regions around three nearby supersonic pulsars (PSR B0355+54, PSR J0357+3205, and PSR J1740+1000) that exhibit long X-ray tails. To date there is no clear detection of TeV emission from any pulsar tail that is prominent in X-ray or radio. We provide upper limits on the TeV flux, and luminosity, and also compare these limits with other pulsar wind nebulae detected in X-rays and the tail emission model predictions. We find that at least one of the three tails is likely to be detected in observations that are a factor of 2-3 more sensitive. The analysis presented here also has implications for deriving the properties of pulsar tails, for those pulsars whose tails could be detected in TeV.
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- Title
- A Search for TeV Gamma-Ray Emission from Pulsar Tails by VERITAS
- Creators
- W. Benbow - Center for Astrophysics Harvard & SmithsonianA. Brill - Columbia UniversityJ. H. Buckley - Washington Univ, Dept Phys, St Louis, MO 63130 USAM. Capasso - Barnard CollegeA. J. Chromey - Iowa State UniversityM. Errando - Argonne National LaboratoryA. Falcone - Pennsylvania State UniversityK. A. Farrell - Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Phys, Dublin 4, IrelandQ. Feng - McGill UniversityJ. P. Finley - Purdue University West LafayetteG. M. Foote - University of DelawareL. Fortson - University of MinnesotaA. Furniss - University of California, Santa CruzA. Gent - Georgia Institute of TechnologyC. Giuri - German Institute for Adult EducationD. Hanna - McGill UniversityT. Hassan - German Institute for Adult EducationO. Hervet - University of California, Santa CruzJ. Holder - University of DelawareG. Hughes - Center for Astrophysics Harvard & SmithsonianT. B. Humensky - Columbia Univ, Phys Dept, New York, NY 10027 USAW. Jin - Durham UniversityP. Kaaret - University of IowaOleg Kargaltsev - George Washington Univ, Dept Phys, Washington, DC 20052 USAM. Kertzman - DePauw UniversityD. Kieda - University of UtahNoel Klingler - Penn State Univ, Dept Astron & Astrophys, 525 Davey Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USAS. Kumar - McGill UniversityM. J. Lang - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayM. Lundy - McGill UniversityG. Maier - German Institute for Adult EducationC. E. McGrath - University College DublinP. Moriarty - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayR. Mukherjee - Barnard CollegeD. Nieto - Columbia UniversityM. Nievas-Rosillo - DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, GermanyS. O'Brien - McGill UniversityR. A. Ong - University of California, Los AngelesA. N. Otte - Georgia Institute of TechnologyS. Patel - University of IowaK. Pfrang - German Institute for Adult EducationM. Pohl - University of PotsdamR. R. Prado - German Institute for Adult EducationJ. Quinn - University College DublinK. Ragan - McGill UniversityP. T. Reynolds - Munster Technological UniversityD. Ribeiro - University of MinnesotaG. T. Richards - University of DelawareE. Roache - Ctr Astrophys Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, MA 02138 USAJ. L. Ryan - University of California, Los AngelesM. Santander - University of AlabamaG. H. Sembroski - Purdue University West LafayetteR. Shang - Columbia UniversityIgor Volkov - George Washington Univ, Dept Phys, Washington, DC 20052 USAS. P. Wakely - University of ChicagoA. Weinstein - Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USAP. Wilcox - University of IowaD. A. Williams - University of California, Santa Cruz
- Publication Details
- The Astrophysical journal, Vol.916(2), 117
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- Helmholtz Association in Germany; Helmholtz Association 80NSSC19K0576 / NASA Astrophysics Data Analysis Program NSERC in Canada; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) 80NSSC18K0636 / NASA XMM-Newton award U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science; United States Department of Energy (DOE) NAS8-03060 / NASA; National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) TM8-19005B / Chandra Award Smithsonian Institution U.S. National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) DE-AC0205CH11231 / Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000681451200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85112708005
- Other Identifier
- 991019201510904721
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