X-ray and γ-ray observations of millisecond pulsars
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The launch of several sensitive X-ray and γ-ray instruments during the last decade heralded a new era in the research of millisecond pulsars. The current number of millisecond pulsars detected in the X-ray spectral window is about 30, including those located in globular clusters, which represents a significant fraction of the total number of spin-down powered pulsars emitting high-energy radiation. In this paper the observational X/γ-ray status is reported for a subset of X-ray emitting millisecond pulsars which show high-energy tails: PSR B1821-24, PSR J0218+4232 and PSR B1937+21. The prospects for future detection of these 3 millisecond pulsars at soft (INTEGRAL) and hard (AGILE/GLAST) γ-rays are discussed.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003