Detection of 16 Gamma-Ray Pulsars Through Blind Frequency Searches Using the Fermi LAT
Detection of 16 Gamma-Ray Pulsars Through Blind Frequency Searches Using the Fermi LAT
Pulsars are rapidly-rotating, highly-magnetized neutron stars emitting radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum. Although there are more than 1800 known radio pulsars, until recently, only seven were observed to pulse in gamma rays and these were all discovered at other wavelengths. The Fermi Large Area Telescope makes it possible to pinpoint …