Pulsars at the Highest Energies: Questions for AGILE, Fermi (GLAST) and Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes
Author(s) -
D. J. Thompson,
F. Aharonian,
Werner Hofmann,
Frank Rieger
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
aip conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1551-7616
pISSN - 0094-243X
DOI - 10.1063/1.3076626
Subject(s) - cherenkov radiation , fermi gamma ray space telescope , physics , pulsar , agile software development , astronomy , astrophysics , optics , computer science , detector , software engineering
Observational studies of gamma‐ray pulsars have languished in recent years, while theoretical studies have made significant strides. Now, with new and improved gamma‐ray telescopes coming online, opportunities present themselves for dramatic improvements in our understanding of these objects. The new facilities and better modeling of processes at work in high‐energy pulsars will address a number of important open questions.
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