EGRET Observations of High-Energy Gamma Radiation from PSR B1706-44

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view Abstract Citations (69) References (42) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS EGRET Observations of High-Energy Gamma Radiation from PSR B1706-44 Thompson, D. J. ; Bailes, M. ; Bertsch, D. L. ; Esposito, J. A. ; Fichtel, C. E. ; Harding, A. K. ; Hartman, R. C. ; Hunter, S. D. ; Manchester, R. N. ; Mattox, J. R. ; von Montigny, C. ; Mukherjee, R. ; Ramanamurthy, P. V. ; Sreekumar, P. ; Fierro, J. M. ; Lin, Y. C. ; Michelson, P. F. ; Nolan, P. L. ; Kanbach, G. ; Mayer-Hasselwander, H. A. ; Merck, M. ; Kniffen, D. A. ; Schneid, E. J. ; Kaspi, V. M. ; Johnston, S. ; Daugherty, J. ; Ruderman, M. Abstract The Energetic Gamma-Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory has observed PSR B1706-44 a number of times between 1991 and 1995. From these data, a more detailed picture of the gamma radiation from this source has been developed, showing several characteristics that distinguish this pulsar from others: the light curve is complex, with evidence of three pulses; there is no detectable unpulsed emission; and the energy spectrum changes slope at 1 GeV. No two of the known gamma-ray pulsars have quite the same characteristics; this diversity makes interpretation in terms of theoretical models difficult. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: July 1996 DOI: 10.1086/177427 Bibcode: 1996ApJ...465..385T Keywords: GAMMA RAYS: OBSERVATIONS; STARS: PULSARS: INDIVIDUAL ALPHANUMERIC: PSR 1706-44 full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (4) HEASARC (1)