119 research outputs found
Gamma-ray emission from pulsars
We have attempted to devise a scheme by which it may be possible to identify pulsars which are likely to be γ-ray pulsars. We apply this test to a representative population of pulsars and identify the likely candidates for γ emission. We also discuss some individual cases including the Crab and Vela pulsars
Globular clusters as gamma ray sources
There are indications now that globular clusters contain a large number of low magnetic field millisecond pulsars. Since
millisecond pulsars are expected to emit γ -rays due to curvature radiation, it is likely that globular clusters will themselves be
sources of γ -rays bright enough to be detectable by present day instruments. Using the expression derived by Scharlemann,
Arons & Fawley (1978) of the energy acquired by the electrons moving along the open magnetic field lines of the pulsars we
have calculated the likely luminosity of γ -rays from globular clusters. We discuss our results in the light of the calculations
reported in the literature based on some of the other models
Constraint On The Cosmological Constant From Gravitational Lenses In An Evolutionary Model Of Galaxies
We study the effect of the cosmological constant on the statistical
properties of gravitational lenses in flat cosmologies (Omega_{0}+lambda_{0} =
1). It is shown that some of the lens observables are strongly affected by the
cosmological constant, especially in a low--density universe, and its existence
might be inferred by a statistical study of the lenses. In particular, the
optical depth of the lens distribution may be used best for this purpose
without depending much on the lens model. We calculate the optical depth
(probabilty of a beam encountering with a lens event) for a source in a new
picture of galaxy evolution based on number evolution in addition to pure
luminosity evolution. It seems that present day galaxies result from the
merging of a large number of building blocks. We have tried to put limit on the
cosmological constant in this new picture of galaxy evolution. This
evolutionary model of galaxies permits larger value of cosmological constant.Comment: Latex file with two figures, 24 page
Low-mass Solitons from Fractional Charges in Quantum Chromodynamics
Slansky, Goldman, and Shaw have proposed a model to account for the observation of fractionally charged states. We show that in this model, there are expected to be several low-mass solitons (four being in the mass range ∼20-60 MeV) associated with the third homotopy group π3(SU(3)/SO(3))=Z4, besides a low-mass (∼30 MeV) Z2 monopole. Confirmation of these levels and hence of the model has important implications for Cabrera\u27s results on the magnetic monopole. An efficient algorithm for the calculation of π3(G/H) for a general Lie group G and a subgroup H is developed. It is pointed out that solitons associated with the third homotopy group are predicted by some grand-unified-theory scenarios
Gravitational Lensing Bound On The Average Redshift Of Gamma Ray Bursts In Models With Evolving Lenses
Identification of gravitationally lensed Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) in the BATSE
4B catalog can be used to constrain the average redshift of the GRBs.
In this paper we investigate the effect of evolving lenses on the of
GRBs in different cosmological models of universe. The cosmological parameters
$\Omega$ and $\Lambda$ have an effect on the of GRBs. The other factor
which can change the of GRBs is higher in evolving model of galaxies as compared to
non-evolving models of galaxies.Comment: 23 pages,one plain LaTeX file with three postscript figures This is
modified version with recent BATSE efficiency parameter and with the latest F
paramete
Gravitational lensing constraint on the cosmic equation of state
Recent redshift-distance measurements of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) at
cosmological distances suggest that two-third of the energy density of the
universe is dominated by dark energy component with an effective negative
pressure. This dark energy component is described by the equation of state
. We use gravitational lensing statistics to
constrain the equation of state of this dark energy. We use ,
image separation distribution function of lensed quasars, as a tool to probe
. We find that for the observed range of ,
should lie between in order to have five lensed quasars
in a sample of 867 optical quasars. This limit is highly sensitive to lens and
Schechter parameters and evolution of galaxies.Comment: Modified results and inclusion of calculations with new set of
parameter
Neutral current effects in parity violating nuclear force
The measurements of the ΔI= 1 part of the parity violating nuclear force when combined with information on neutral current couplings from neutriro scattering and pion production experiments allow an estimate of the isoscalar admixture in the neutral current if it nas a vector axial-vector structure has been shown
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