Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
- Offers a comprehensive introduction to VHE emissions from pulsars, together with a detailed compilation of VHE observations of the Crab Pulsar and novel scientific results
- Provides the most complete picture of VHE emissions from the Crab Pulsar to date
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Very-High-Energy Sky and the MAGIC Telescopes
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Search for TeV Emission from the Crab and Other Pulsars
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Looking for a Pulsar Wind Nebula in the Outer Part of Our Galaxy
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Back Matter
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About this book
The observation of VHE gamma rays is essential to studying the non-thermal sources of radiation in our Universe. Rotating neutron stars, also known as pulsars, are an extreme source class known to emit VHE gamma rays. However, to date only two pulsars have been detected with emissions above 100 GeV, and our understanding of their emission mechanism is still lacking.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Revealing the Most Energetic Light from Pulsars and Their Nebulae
Authors: David Carreto Fidalgo
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24194-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24193-3Published: 30 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24196-4Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24194-0Published: 17 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 208
Number of Illustrations: 84 b/w illustrations, 64 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory