Gamma-Ray Pulsar Revolution
Gamma-Ray Pulsar Revolution
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DOI：
10.1146/annurev-astro-081913-035948
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发表时间：
2013-12
影响因子：
33.3
通讯作者：
P. Caraveo
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作者：
P. Caraveo
孤立中子星（INS）是高能伽马射线天文学领域中发现的第一个源。在1970年代，只有两个来源被确定，螃蟹和船帆座。然而，尽管数量不多，这些天体对于建立伽马射线源的概念至关重要。此外，他们在理论和现象学方面都开辟了重要的发现空间。解释这些中子星的大量伽马射线辐射的需要导致了对中子星星（NS）磁层结构和物理学理解的突破性发展。与此同时，长达20年的对Geminga性质的探索揭示了一种无线电安静、伽马射线发射的INS的存在，为INS家族增添了一个新的层面。我们正在经历一个非凡的发现时代。当前一代的伽马射线探测器极大地增加了已知的伽马射线发射NS的数量。我们在2011年超过了100个，现在已经超过150个。伽马射线...
Isolated neutron stars (INSs) were the first sources identified in the field of high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. In the 1970s, only two sources had been identified, the Crab and Vela pulsars. However, although few in number, these objects were crucial in establishing the very concept of a gamma-ray source. Moreover, they opened up significant discovery space in both the theoretical and phenomenological fronts. The need to explain the copious gamma-ray emission of these pulsars led to breakthrough developments in understanding the structure and physics of neutron star (NS) magnetospheres. In parallel, the 20-year-long chase to understand the nature of Geminga unveiled the existence of a radio-quiet, gamma-ray-emitting INS, adding a new dimension to the INS family. We are living through an extraordinary time of discovery. The current generation of gamma-ray detectors has vastly increased the population of known gamma-ray-emitting NSs. The 100 mark was crossed in 2011, and we are now over 150. The gamma-ray-...