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- The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope discovers the pulsar in the young galactic supernova remnant CTA 1
The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope discovers the pulsar in the young galactic supernova remnant CTA 1
- Science. 2008 Nov 21;322(5905):1218-21. doi: 10.1126/science.1165572.
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Affiliations
- 1. National Research Council Research Associate, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC 20001, USA.
PMID: 18927355
DOI: 10.1126/science.1165572
Abstract
Energetic young pulsars and expanding blast waves [supernova remnants (SNRs)] are the most visible remains after massive stars, ending their lives, explode in core-collapse supernovae. The Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope has unveiled a radio quiet pulsar located near the center of the compact synchrotron nebula inside the supernova remnant CTA 1. The pulsar, discovered through its gamma-ray pulsations, has a period of 316.86 milliseconds and a period derivative of 3.614 x 10(-13) seconds per second. Its characteristic age of 10(4) years is comparable to that estimated for the SNR. We speculate that most unidentified Galactic gamma-ray sources associated with star-forming regions and SNRs are such young pulsars.