Gamma-ray luminosity and death lines of pulsars with outer gaps

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	Gamma-ray luminosity and death lines of pulsars with outer gaps
	Zhang L(张力)1,2 ; Cheng, KS 3; Jiang, ZJ 2; Leung, P 3; Zhang, L (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Astron Observ, Yunnan Observ, POB 110, Kunming 650011, Yunnan, Peoples R China.
发表期刊	ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
	2004-03-20
卷号	604 期号:1 页码:317-327
DOI	10.1086/381794
产权排序	第1完成单位
收录类别	SCI
关键词	Gamma Rays : Theory Pulsars : General Stars : Neutron
摘要	We reexamine the outer-gap size by taking the geometry of the dipole magnetic field into account. Furthermore, we also consider that instead of taking the gap size at half of the light cylinder radius to represent the entire outer gap, it is more appropriate to average the entire outer-gap size over the distance. When these two factors are considered, the derived outer-gap size f (P, B, [r] (alpha)) is a function not only of the period P and magnetic field B of the neutron star but also of the average radial distance to the neutron star, [r], which depends on the magnetic inclination angle alpha. We use this new outer-gap model to study the gamma-ray luminosity of pulsars, which is given by L-gamma = f(3) (P, B, [r] (alpha))L-sd, where L-sd is the pulsar spin-down power, and to study the death lines of gamma-ray emission of the pulsars. Our model can predict the gamma-ray luminosity of an individual pulsar if its P, B, and alpha are known. Since different pulsars have different alpha, this explains why some gamma-ray pulsars have very similar P and B but very different gamma-ray luminosities. In determining the death line of gamma-ray pulsars, we have used a new criterion based on a concrete physical property, i.e., that the fractional size of the outer gap at the null-charge surface for a given pulsar cannot be larger than unity. In an estimate of the fractional size of the outer gap, two possible X-ray fields are considered: (1) X-rays produced by neutron star cooling and polar-cap heating, and (2) X-rays produced by the bombardment of relativistic particles from the outer gap onto the stellar surface ( the outer gap is called a "self-sustained outer gap''). Since it is very difficult to measure alpha in general, we use a Monte Carlo method to simulate the properties of gamma-ray pulsars in our Galaxy. We find that this new outer-gap model predicts many more weak gamma-ray pulsars, which have a typical age between 0.3 and 3 Myr, than does the old model. For all simulated gamma-ray pulsars with self-sustained outer gaps, the gamma-ray luminosity L-gamma satisfies L-gamma proportional to L-sd(delta), where the value of delta depends on the sensitivity of the gamma-ray detector. For EGRET, delta similar to 0.38, whereas delta similar to 0.46 for GLAST. For gamma-ray pulsars with L(sd)less than or similar toL(sd)(crit), delta similar to 1, and L-sd(crit) = 1.5 x 10(34)P(1/3) ergs s(-1) is determined by f([r] similar to r(L)) = 1. These results are roughly consistent with the observed luminosity of gamma-ray pulsars. These predictions are very different from those of the previous outer-gap model, which predicts a very flat relation between L-gamma and L-sd.
语种	英语
学科领域	Astronomy & Astrophysics
文章类型	Article
ISSN	0004-637X
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归档日期	2005-11-10
WOS记录号	WOS:000220301000027
WOS研究方向	Astronomy & Astrophysics
WOS类目	Astronomy & Astrophysics
关键词[WOS]	RAPIDLY SPINNING PULSARS ; UNIDENTIFIED EGRET SOURCES ; ROTATION-POWERED PULSARS ; POLAR CAPS ; PARALLAX OBSERVATIONS ; ENERGETIC RADIATION ; CURVATURE RADIATION ; PAIR FORMATION ; RADIO PULSARS ; EMISSION
引用统计	被引频次：75[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.ynao.ac.cn/handle/114a53/4180
专题	其他
通讯作者	Zhang, L (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Astron Observ, Yunnan Observ, POB 110, Kunming 650011, Yunnan, Peoples R China.
作者单位	1.National Astronomical Observatories/Yunnan Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 110, Kunming, Yunnan 650011, People's Republic of China 2.Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650011, People's Republic of China 3.Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
第一作者单位	中国科学院云南天文台
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang L,Cheng, KS,Jiang, ZJ,et al. Gamma-ray luminosity and death lines of pulsars with outer gaps[J]. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL,2004,604(1):317-327.
APA	Zhang L,Cheng, KS,Jiang, ZJ,Leung, P,&Zhang, L .(2004).Gamma-ray luminosity and death lines of pulsars with outer gaps.ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL,604(1),317-327.
MLA	Zhang L,et al."Gamma-ray luminosity and death lines of pulsars with outer gaps".ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 604.1(2004):317-327.

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