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High energy emission from the double pulsar system J0737-3039

Mar, 2004

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Astrophys.J.Lett. 609 (2004) L17-L20

e-Print:

astro-ph/0403260 [astro-ph]

DOI:

10.1086/422637

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Abstract: (arXiv)

We discuss the effects of particle acceleration at the bow shocks expected in the binary pulsar system J0737-3039, due to the wind from pulsar A interacting with both the interstellar medium (ISM), and with the magnetosphere of pulsar B. In this model, we find that the likeliest source for the X-rays observed by Chandra is the emission from the shocked wind of pulsar A as it interacts with the ISM. In this case, for favorable model parameter values, better statistics might help Chandra marginally resolve the source. A consequence of the model is a power law high energy spectrum extending up to

\lesssim

60 keV, at a level of

\sim 2 \times 10^{-13}

erg cm

^{-2}

s

^{-1}

.

gamma rays: observations
pulsars: general
pulsars: individual (PSR 0737-3039A, PSR 0737-3039B)
radiation mechanisms: nonthermal
X-rays: binaries

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