Rotation-powered pulsars in the soft- and medium energy gamma-ray bands

In this review the current research status is presented of rotation-powered pulsars emitting in the soft- and medium energy gamma-ray bands (20 keV - 30 MeV). It starts with an historical overview showing the results obtained during the CGRO- and (early) RXTE missions (1991-2000). Next, the INTEGRAL contributions in this field are highlighted, followed by a summary of up-to-date results obtained from observations by NuSTAR (3-79 keV), Fermi GBM NaI/BGO (20 keV-30 MeV), Fermi LAT (>30 MeV), and other high-energy instruments using timing models based on (mainly) NICER (0.3-10 keV) monitoring observations. In particular, the detection of pulsed MeV emission from AX J1838.0-0655 and PSR J1813-1246 in Fermi GBM-BGO will be reported on. Finally, the prospects for pulsar research at ~ 20 keV-100 MeV energies are discussed.

Related Organizations

Los Alamos National Laboratory
United States
Department of Physics and Astronomy
United States
Haverford College
United States

Keywords

Soft gamma-ray pulsars, INTEGRAL, Fermi GBM, Fermi LAT, NuSTAR

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