2010ApJ...714..927A

Query : 2010ApJ...714..927A

2010ApJ...714..927A - Astrophys. J., 714, 927-936 (2010/May-1)

Detection of the energetic pulsar PSR B1509-58 and its pulsar wind nebula in MSH 15-52 using the Fermi-Large Area Telescope.

ABDO A.A., ACKERMANN M., AJELLO M., ALLAFORT A., ASANO K., BALDINI L., BALLET J., BARBIELLINI G., BARING M.G., BASTIERI D., BECHTOL K., BELLAZZINI R., BERENJI B., BLANDFORD R.D., BLOOM E.D., BONAMENTE E., BORGLAND A.W., BREGEON J., BREZ A., BRIGIDA M., BRUEL P., BUSON S., CALIANDRO G.A., CAMERON R.A., CAMILO F., CARAVEO P.A., CARRIGAN S., CASANDJIAN J.M., CECCHI C., CELIK O., CHEKHTMAN A., CHEUNG C.C., CHIANG J., CIPRINI S., CLAUS R., COHEN-TANUGI J., CONRAD J., DEN HARTOG P.R., DERMER C.D., DE LUCA A., DE PALMA F., DORMODY M., DO COUTO E SILVA E., DRELL P.S., DUBOIS R., DUMORA D., FARNIER C., FAVUZZI C., FEGAN S.J., FERRARA E.C., FOCKE W.B., FRAILIS M., FUKAZAWA Y., FUNK S., FUSCO P., GARGANO F., GEHRELS N., GERMANI S., GIGLIETTO N., GIORDANO F., GLANZMAN T., GODFREY G., GOTTHELF E.V., GRENIER I.A., GRONDIN M.-H., GROVE J.E., GUILLEMOT L., GUIRIEC S., HANABATA Y., HARDING A.K., HAYS E., HOBBS G., HORAN D., HUGHES R.E., JOHANNESSON G., JOHNSON A.S., JOHNSON T.J., JOHNSON W.N., JOHNSTON S., KAMAE T., KANAI Y., KANBACH G., KATAGIRI H., KATAOKA J., KAWAI N., KEITH M., KERR M., KNODLSEDER J., KUSS M., LANDE J., LATRONICO L., LEMOINE-GOUMARD M., GARDE M.L., LONGO F., LOPARCO F., LOTT B., LOVELLETTE M.N., LUBRANO P., MAKEEV A., MANCHESTER R.N., MARELLI M., MAZZIOTTA M.N., McENERY J.E., MICHELSON P.F., MITTHUMSIRI W., MIZUNO T., MOISEEV A.A., MONTE C., MONZANI M.E., MORSELLI A., MOSKALENKO I.V., MURGIA S., NAKAMORI T., NOLAN P.L., NORRIS J.P., NUSS E., OHNO M., OHSUGI T., OMODEI N., ORLANDO E., ORMES J.F., PANEQUE D., PANETTA J.H., PARENT D., PELASSA V., PEPE M., PESCE-ROLLINS M., PIRON F., PORTER T.A., RAINO S., RANDO R., RAZZANO M., REA N., REIMER A., REIMER O., REPOSEUR T., RODRIGUEZ A.Y., ROMANI R.W., ROTH M., RYDE F., SADROZINSKI H.F.-W., SANDER A., SAZ PARKINSON P.M., SGRO C., SISKIND E.J., SMITH D.A., SMITH P.D., SPANDRE G., SPINELLI P., STARCK J.-L., STRICKMAN M.S., SUSON D.J., TAKAHASHI H., TAKAHASHI T., TANAKA T., THAYER J.B., THAYER J.G., THOMPSON D.J., THORSETT S.E., TIBALDO L., TORRES D.F., TOSTI G., TRAMACERE A., UCHIYAMA Y., USHER T.L., VASILEIOU V., VENTER C., VILCHEZ N., VITALE V., WAITE A.P., WANG P., WELTEVREDE P., WINER B.L., WOOD K.S., YANG Z., YLINEN T. and ZIEGLER M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the detection of high-energy γ-ray emission from the young and energetic pulsar PSR B1509-58 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in the composite supernova remnant G320.4 - 1.2 (aka MSH 15-52). Using 1 yr of survey data with the Fermi-Large Area Telescope (LAT), we detected pulsations from PSR B1509-58 up to 1 GeV and extended γ-ray emission above 1 GeV spatially coincident with the PWN. The pulsar light curve presents two peaks offset from the radio peak by phases 0.96±0.01 and 0.33±0.02. New constraining upper limits on the pulsar emission are derived below 1 GeV and confirm a severe spectral break at a few tens of MeV. The nebular spectrum in the 1-100 GeV energy range is well described by a power law with a spectral index of (1.57±0.17±0.13) and a flux above 1 GeV of (2.91±0.79±1.35) x10–9/cm2/s. The first errors represent the statistical errors on the fit parameters, while the second ones are the systematic uncertainties. The LAT spectrum of the nebula connects nicely with Cherenkov observations, and indicates a spectral break between GeV and TeV energies.

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Journal keyword(s): ISM: individual objects (G320.4-1.2, MSH 15-52) - pulsars: individual (PSR B1509-58, PSR J1513-5908)

Simbad objects: 6

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Number of rows : 6
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA 		ICRS (J2000)
DEC 		Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026 		#notes
1 PSR J0007+7303 Psr 00 07 00.6000137 +73 03 06.849976           ~ 183 1
2 M 1 SNR 05 34 31.8 +22 01 03           ~ 6516 1
3 V* CM Tau Psr 05 34 31.9474694616 +22 00 52.153698024           ~ 5476 0
4 PSR J1509-5850 Psr 15 09 27.153 -58 50 56.05           ~ 131 0
5 3A 1510-590 Psr 15 13 17.000 -59 04 54.00           ~ 434 3
6 PSR B1509-58 Psr 15 13 47.6 -59 07 54     13.06     ~ 879 1

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