Modelling the gamma - ray emission from PSR B 1259 − 63
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The high-energy gamma-ray emission discovered using the H.E.S.S. telescopes from the binary system PSR B1259 −63, is modelled using an extension of the approach that successfully predicted it. We find that the simultaneous INTEGRAL and H.E.S.S. data permit both a model with dominant radiative losses, high pulsar wind Lorentz factor and modest efficiency as well as one with dominant adiabatic losses, a slower wind and higher efficiency. Additional, simultaneous, X-ray and TeV data sets are needed to lift this degeneracy.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005