Observations and Modeling of Millisecond Pulsars Detected with the Fermi LAT
Abstract
After more than two years of data taking the LAT has detected significant pulsed signals, at the radio period, from nearly 30 millisecond pulsars. In addition, more than 8 globular clusters, which are known or suspected of harboring many millisecond pulsars, have been associated with LAT gamma-ray point sources. The millisecond pulsars detected by the LAT consist of three subclasses based upon the relative phases of features observed in the gamma-ray and radio light curves. We will present an updated overview of the millisecond pulsars detected with the LAT as well as describe the results of modeling and maximum likelihood fitting of the gamma-ray and radio light curves.
- Publication:
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AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division #12
- Pub Date:
- September 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011HEAD...12.2605J