2014/01/26 by J. Landé, Joshua Lande, Lande, Joshua
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA) #FOS: Physical sciences #Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope #Galaxy #Gamma ray #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #Interstellar medium #Nebula #Neutron star #Physics #Pulsar #Pulsar wind nebula #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Sky #Spitzer Space Telescope #Stars #astro-ph.GA #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1401.6718
published in arXiv (Cornell University) (Cornell University) · Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Stanford University; advisor Stefan Funk; defended May 10, 2013. 172 pages, 52 figures, 11 tables
openalex publication_date 2014/01/26 · arxiv created 2014/01/27 · arxiv updated 2014/01/28 · openalex created_date 2022/09/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Pulsars are rapidly-rotating neutron stars born out of the death of stars. A\ndiffuse nebula is formed when particles stream from these neutron stars and\ninteract with the ambient medium. These pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) are visible\nacross the electromagnetic spectrum, producing some of the most brilliant\nobjects ever observed. The launch of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope in\n2008 has offered us an unprecedented view of the cosmic gamma-ray sky. Using\ndata from the LAT on board Fermi, we search for new gamma-ray-emitting PWN.\nWith these new observations, we vastly expand the number of PWN observed at\nthese energies. We interpret the observed gamma-ray emission from these PWN in\nterms of a model where accelerated electrons produce gamma-rays through inverse\nCompton upscattering when they interact with interstellar photon fields. We\nconclude by studying how the observed PWN evolve with the age and spin-down\npower of the host pulsar.\n