Search for Pulsed TeV Emission from PSR0531+21

Vacanti, G.; Cawley, M. F.; Fegan, D. J.; Gibbs, K. G.; Hillas, A. M.; Kwok, P.; Lamb, R. C.; Lewis, D. A.; Macomb, D.; Porter, N. A.; Reynolds, P. T.; Weekes, T. C.

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-0921-2_18

G. Vacanti³,
M. F. Cawley⁴,
D. J. Fegan⁵,
K. G. Gibbs⁶,
A. M. Hillas⁷,
P. Kwok⁶,
R. C. Lamb³,
D. A. Lewis³,
D. Macomb³,
N. A. Porter⁵,
P. T. Reynolds⁵ &
…
T. C. Weekes⁶

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Abstract

The Crab pulsar (PSR0531+21) has been observed with the Whipple Observatory 10 m Reflector in imaging mode for ~102h. A suggestion of a broad light curve has been found, but with a low statistical significance. An upper limit (95% confidence level) for the pulsed flux (energy > 0.7TeV) is 4.5x10^-12 photons-cm^-2-s^-1.

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Physics Department, Iowa State University, 12 Physics Building, Ames, IA 50011, USA
G. Vacanti, R. C. Lamb, D. A. Lewis & D. Macomb
Physics Department, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
M. F. Cawley
Physics Department Belfield, University College, Dublin 4, Ireland
D. J. Fegan, N. A. Porter & P. T. Reynolds
Whipple Observatory, Harvard-Smithsonian Cf A, P.O. Box 97, Amado, AZ, 85645-0097, USA
K. G. Gibbs, P. Kwok & T. C. Weekes
Physics Department, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England
A. M. Hillas

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Vacanti, G. et al. (1989). Search for Pulsed TeV Emission from PSR0531+21. In: Shapiro, M.M., Wefel, J.P. (eds) Cosmic Gamma Rays, Neutrinos, and Related Astrophysics. NATO ASI Series, vol 270. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0921-2_18

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