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Population study for -ray emitting Millisecond Pulsars and unidentified sources
The -LAT has revealed that rotation powered millisecond pulsars (MSPs)
are a major contributor to the Galactic -ray source population. We
discuss the -ray emission process within the context of the outer gap
accelerator model, and use a Monte-Calro method to simulate the Galactic
population of the -ray emitting MSPs. We find that the outer gap
accelerator controlled by the magnetic pair-creation process is preferable in
explaining the possible correlation between the -ray luminosity and the
spin down power. Our Monte-Calro simulation implies that most of the
-ray emitting MSPs are radio quiet in the present sensitivity of the
radio survey, indicating that most of the -ray MSPs have been
unidentified. We argue that the Galactic unidentified sources located
at high latitudes should be dominated by MSPs, whereas the sources in the
galactic plane are dominated by radio-quiet canonical pulsars.Comment: 2011 Fermi Symposium proceedings - eConf C11050
Three-dimensional Two-Layer Outer Gap Model: the Third Peak of Vela Pulsar
We extend the two-dimensional two-layer outer gap model to a
three-dimensional geometry and use it to study the high-energy emission of the
Vela pulsar. We apply this three-dimensional two-layer model to the Vela pulsar
and compare the model light curves, the phase-averaged spectrum and the
phase-resolved spectra with the recent Fermi observations, which also reveals
the existence of the third peak between two main peaks. The phase position of
the third peak moves with the photon energy, which cannot be explained by the
geometry of magnetic field structure and the caustic effect of the photon
propagation. We suggest that the existence of the third peak and its energy
dependent movement results from the azimuthal structure of the outer gap.Comment: 2011 Fermi Symposium proceedings - eConf C11050
Radiation Mechanism of the Soft Gamma-ray Pulsar PSR B1509-58
The outer gap model is used here to explain the spectrum and the energy
dependent light curves of the X-ray and soft gamma-ray radiations of the
spin-down powered pulsar PSR B1509-58.In the outer gap model, most pairs inside
the gap are created around the null charge surface and the gap's electric field
separates the two charges to move in opposite directions. Consequently, the
region from the null charge surface to the light cylinder is dominated by the
outflow of particles and that from the null charge surface to the star is
dominated by the inflow of particles. The inflow and outflow of particles move
along the magnetic field lines and emit curvature photons, and the incoming
curvature photons are converted to pairs by the strong magnetic field of the
star. These pairs emit synchrotron photons. We suggest that the X-rays and soft
gamma-rays of PSR B1509-58 result from the synchrotron radiation of these
pairs, and the viewing angle of PSR B1509-58 only receives the inflow
radiation. The magnetic pair creation requires a large pitch angle, which makes
the pulse profile of the synchrotron radiation distinct from that of the
curvature radiation. We carefully trace the pulse profiles of the synchrotron
radiation with different pitch angles. We find that the differences between the
light curves of different energy bands are due to the different pitch angles of
the secondary pairs, and the second peak appearing at E>10MeV comes from the
region near the star, where the stronger magnetic field allows the pair
creation to happen with a smaller pitch angle.Comment: 5 pages, 8 figures, 2012 Fermi Symposium proceedings - eConf C12102
3-D Microwave Imaging for Breast Cancer
We introduce a novel microwave imaging technique for breast cancer detection. Our approach provides a one-pass inverse image solution, which is completely new and unprecedented, unrelated to tomography or radar-based algorithms, and unburdened by the optimization toil which lies at the heart of numerical schemes. It operates effectively at a single frequency, without requiring the bandwidth of radar techniques. Underlying this new method is our unique Field Mapping Algorithm (FMA), which transforms electromagnetic fields acquired upon one surface, be it through outright measurement or some auxiliary computation, into those upon another in an exact sense
Chromospheric Evaporation in an X1.0 Flare on 2014 March 29 Observed with IRIS and EIS
Chromospheric evaporation refers to dynamic mass motions in flare loops as a
result of rapid energy deposition in the chromosphere. These have been observed
as blueshifts in X-ray and extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) spectral lines
corresponding to upward motions at a few tens to a few hundreds of km/s. Past
spectroscopic observations have also revealed a dominant stationary component,
in addition to the blueshifted component, in emission lines formed at high
temperatures (~10 MK). This is contradictory to evaporation models predicting
predominant blueshifts in hot lines. The recently launched Interface Region
Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) provides high resolution imaging and spectroscopic
observations that focus on the chromosphere and transition region in the UV
passband. Using the new IRIS observations, combined with coordinated
observations from the EUV Imaging Spectrometer, we study the chromospheric
evaporation process from the upper chromosphere to corona during an X1.0 flare
on 2014 March 29. We find evident evaporation signatures, characterized by
Doppler shifts and line broadening, at two flare ribbons separating from each
other, suggesting that chromospheric evaporation takes place in successively
formed flaring loops throughout the flare. More importantly, we detect dominant
blueshifts in the high temperature Fe XXI line (~10 MK), in agreement with
theoretical predictions. We also find that, in this flare, gentle evaporation
occurs at some locations in the rise phase of the flare, while explosive
evaporation is detected at some other locations near the peak of the flare.
There is a conversion from gentle to explosive evaporation as the flare
evolves.Comment: ApJ in pres
Solar flare hard X-ray spikes observed by RHESSI: a case study
In this paper, we analyze hard X-ray spikes observed by RHESSI to understand
their temporal, spectral, and spatial properties. A recently developed
demodulation code was applied to hard X-ray light curves in several energy
bands observed by RHESSI. Hard X-ray spikes were selected from the demodulated
flare light curves. We measured the spike duration, the energy-dependent time
delay, and count spectral index of these spikes. We also located the hard X-ray
source emitting these spikes from RHESSI mapping that was coordinated with
imaging observations in visible and UV wavelengths. We identify quickly varying
structures of <1 s during the rise of hard X-rays in five flares. These hard
X-ray spikes can be observed at photon energies over 100 keV. They exhibit
sharp rise and decay with a duration (FWHM) of less than 1 s. Energy-dependent
time lags are present in some spikes. It is seen that the spikes exhibit harder
spectra than underlying components, typically by 0.5 in the spectral index when
they are fitted to power-law distributions. RHESSI clean maps at 25-100 keV
with an integration of 2 s centered on the peak of the spikes suggest that hard
X-ray spikes are primarily emitted by double foot-point sources in magnetic
fields of opposite polarities. With the RHESSI mapping resolution of ~ 4 arsec,
the hard X-ray spike maps do not exhibit detectable difference in the spatial
structure from sources emitting underlying components. Coordinated
high-resolution imaging UV and infrared observations confirm that hard X-ray
spikes are produced in magnetic structures embedded in the same magnetic
environment of the underlying components. The coordinated high-cadence TRACE UV
observations of one event possibly reveal new structures on spatial scales <1-2
arsec at the time of the spike superposed on the underlying component. They are
probably sources of hard X-ray spikes.Comment: 20 pages, 11 figure
A Morphological Approach to the Pulsed Emission from Soft Gamma Repeaters
We present a geometrical methodology to interpret the periodical light curves
of Soft Gamma Repeaters based on the magnetar model and the numerical
arithmetic of the three-dimensional magnetosphere model for the young pulsars.
The hot plasma released by the star quake is trapped in the magnetosphere and
photons are emitted tangent to the local magnetic field lines. The variety of
radiation morphologies in the burst tails and the persistent stages could be
well explained by the trapped fireballs on different sites inside the closed
field lines. Furthermore, our numerical results suggests that the pulse profile
evolution of SGR 1806-20 during the 27 December 2004 giant flare is due to a
lateral drift of the emitting region in the magnetosphere.Comment: 7 figures, accepted by Ap
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