A SEARCH FOR VERY HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAYS FROM THE MISSING LINK BINARY PULSAR J1023+0038 WITH VERITAS

J. P Finley; H Fleischhack; A Flinders; P Fortin; L Fortson; A Furniss; G. H Gillanders; S Griffin; J Grube; G Gyuk; M Hütten; N Håkansson; J Holder; T. B Humensky; C. A Johnson; P Kaaret; P Kar; N Kelley-Hoskins; M Kertzman; D Kieda; E Aliu; M Krause; S Archambault; M. J Lang; A Archer; A Loo; W Benbow; G Maier; R Bird; S McArthur; A McCann; J Biteau; M Buchovecky; K Meagher; J. H Buckley; P Moriarty; V Bugaev; R Mukherjee; K Byrum; T Nguyen; J. V Cardenzana; D Nieto; A O’Faoláin de Bhróithe; M Cerruti; X Chen; R. A Ong; A. N Otte; L Ciupik; M. P Connolly; D Pandel; W Cui; N Park; H. J Dickinson; V Pelassa; J. D Eisch; A Petrashyk; A Falcone; M Pohl; Q Feng; A Popkow; E Pueschel; J Quinn; K Ragan; P. T Reynolds; G. T Richards; E Roache; C Rulten; M Santander; G. H Sembroski; K Shahinyan; A. W Smith; D Staszak; I Telezhinsky; J. V Tucci; J Tyler; A Varlotta; S Vincent; S. P Wakely; O. M Weiner; A Weinstein; A Wilhelm; D. A Williams; B Zitzer; M Chernyakova; M. S. E Roberts

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A SEARCH FOR VERY HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAYS FROM THE MISSING LINK BINARY PULSAR J1023+0038 WITH VERITAS

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A SEARCH FOR VERY HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAYS FROM THE MISSING LINK BINARY PULSAR J1023+0038 WITH VERITAS

J. P Finley, H Fleischhack, A Flinders, P Fortin, L Fortson, A Furniss, G. H Gillanders, S Griffin, J Grube, G Gyuk, …

The Astrophysical journal, Vol.831(2), p.193

11/08/2016

DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/831/2/193

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ABSTRACT The binary millisecond radio pulsar PSR J1023+0038 exhibits many characteristics similar to the gamma-ray binary system PSR B1259-63/LS 2883, making it an ideal candidate for the study of high-energy nonthermal emission. It has been the subject of multiwavelength campaigns following the disappearance of the pulsed radio emission in 2013 June, which revealed the appearance of an accretion disk around the neutron star. We present the results of very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray observations carried out by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System before and after this change of state. Searches for steady and pulsed emission of both data sets yield no significant gamma-ray signal above 100 GeV, and upper limits are given for both a steady and pulsed gamma-ray flux. These upper limits are used to constrain the magnetic field strength in the shock region of the PSR J1023+0038 system. Assuming that VHE gamma rays are produced via an inverse Compton mechanism in the shock region, we constrain the shock magnetic field to be greater than ∼2 G before the disappearance of the radio pulsar and greater than ∼10 G afterward.

binaries: general

gamma rays: general

pulsars: general

pulsars: individual (PSR J1023+0038)

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Title: Subtitle: A SEARCH FOR VERY HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAYS FROM THE MISSING LINK BINARY PULSAR J1023+0038 WITH VERITAS
Creators: J. P Finley - Purdue University West Lafayette
H Fleischhack - DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
A Flinders - University of Utah
P Fortin - Harvard University
L Fortson - University of Minnesota
A Furniss - California State University, East Bay
G. H Gillanders - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
S Griffin - McGill University
J Grube - Adler Planetarium
G Gyuk - Adler Planetarium
M Hütten - DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
N Håkansson - University of Potsdam
J Holder - University of Delaware
T. B Humensky - Columbia University
C. A Johnson - University of California, Santa Cruz
P Kaaret - University of Iowa
P Kar - University of Utah
N Kelley-Hoskins - DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
M Kertzman - DePauw University
D Kieda - University of Utah
E Aliu - Columbia University
M Krause - DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
S Archambault - McGill University
M. J Lang - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
A Archer - Washington University in St. Louis
A Loo - Columbia University
W Benbow - Harvard University
G Maier - DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
R Bird - University College Dublin
S McArthur - Purdue University West Lafayette
A McCann - McGill University
J Biteau - University of California, Santa Cruz
M Buchovecky - University of California, Los Angeles
K Meagher - Georgia Institute of Technology
J. H Buckley - Washington University in St. Louis
P Moriarty - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
V Bugaev - Washington University in St. Louis
R Mukherjee - Columbia University
K Byrum - Argonne National Laboratory
T Nguyen - Georgia Institute of Technology
J. V Cardenzana - Iowa State University
D Nieto - Columbia University
A O’Faoláin de Bhróithe - DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
M Cerruti - Harvard University
X Chen - University of Potsdam
R. A Ong - University of California, Los Angeles
A. N Otte - Georgia Institute of Technology
L Ciupik - Adler Planetarium
M. P Connolly - Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
D Pandel - Grand Valley State University
W Cui - Purdue University West Lafayette
N Park - University of Chicago
H. J Dickinson - Iowa State University
V Pelassa - Harvard University
J. D Eisch - Iowa State University
A Petrashyk - Columbia University
A Falcone - Pennsylvania State University
M Pohl - University of Potsdam
Q Feng - Purdue University West Lafayette
A Popkow - University of California, Los Angeles
E Pueschel - University College Dublin
J Quinn - University College Dublin
K Ragan - McGill University
P. T Reynolds - Cork Institute of Technology
G. T Richards - Georgia Institute of Technology
E Roache - Harvard University
C Rulten - University of Minnesota
M Santander - Columbia University
G. H Sembroski - Purdue University West Lafayette
K Shahinyan - University of Minnesota
A. W Smith - University of Maryland, College Park
D Staszak - University of Chicago
I Telezhinsky - University of Potsdam
J. V Tucci - Purdue University West Lafayette
J Tyler - McGill University
A Varlotta - Purdue University West Lafayette
S Vincent - DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
S. P Wakely - University of Chicago
O. M Weiner - Columbia University
A Weinstein - Iowa State University
A Wilhelm - University of Potsdam
D. A Williams - University of California, Santa Cruz
B Zitzer - Argonne National Laboratory
M Chernyakova - Dublin City University
M. S. E Roberts - New York University Abu Dhabi
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The Astrophysical journal, Vol.831(2), p.193
DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/831/2/193
ISSN: 0004-637X
eISSN: 1538-4357
Publisher: Institute of Physics (IOP)
Number of pages: 7
Language: English
Date published: 11/08/2016
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984199850302771

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