Search for gamma-ray emission from magnetars with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

A.A. Abdo; Markus Ackermann; Marco Ajello; A. Allafort; Luca Baldini; Jean Ballet; Guido Barbiellini; M. G. Baring; D. Bastieri; R. Bellazzini; R. D. Blandford; E. D. Bloom; E. Bonamente; A. W. Borgland; A. Bouvier; J. Bregeon; M. Brigida; Pascal Bruel; T. H. Burnett; G. A. Caliandro; R. A. Cameron; P. A. Caraveo; C. Cecchi; Ö. Çelik; S. Chaty; A. Chekhtman; C. C. Cheung; J. Chiang; S. Ciprini; R. Claus; J. Conrad; P. R. den Hartog; C. D. Dermer; A. de Angelis; F. de Palma; R. Dib; M. Dormody; E. Do Couto E Silva; P. S. Drell; R. Dubois; D. Dumora; T. Enoto; C. Favuzzi; M. Frailis; P. Fusco; F. Gargano; N. Gehrels; N. Giglietto; P. Giommi; F. Giordano; M. Giroletti; T. Glanzman; G. Godfrey; I. A. Grenier; M.-H. Grondin; S. Guiriec; D. Hadasch; Y. Hanabata; A. K. Harding; E. Hays; G. L. Israel; G. Jóhannesson; A. S. Johnson; V. M. Kaspi; H. Katagiri; J. Kataoka; Jürgen Knödlseder; M. Kuss; J. Lande; S.-H. Lee; M. Lemoine-Goumard; F. Longo; F. Loparco; M. N. Lovellette; P. Lubrano; A. Makeev; M. Marelli; M. N. Mazziotta; J. E. Mcenery; J. Mehault; P. F. Michelson; T. Mizuno; A. A. Moiseev; C. Monte; M. E. Monzani; A. Morselli; I. V. Moskalenko; S. Murgia; M. Naumann-Godo; P. L. Nolan; E. Nuss; T. Ohsugi; A. Okumura; N. Omodei; E. Orlando; J. F. Ormes; M. Ozaki; D. Paneque; D. Parent; M. Pepe; M. Pesce-Rollins; F. Piron; T.A. Porter; S. Rainò; R. Rando; M. Razzano; N. Rea; A. Reimer; O. Reimer; T. Reposeur; S. Ritz; H. F.-W. Sadrozinski; P. M. Saz Parkinson; C. Sgrò; E. J. Siskind; David Stanley Smith; G. Spandre; P. Spinelli; M. S. Strickman; H. Takahashi; T. Tanaka; J. B. Thayer; D. J. Thompson; L. Tibaldo; D. F. Torres; G. Tosti; A. Tramacere; E. Troja; Y. Uchiyama; T. L. Usher; J. Vandenbroucke; V. Vasileiou; G. Vianello; V. Vitale; A. P. Waite; B. L. Winer; K. S. Wood; Z. Yang; M. Ziegler

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Search for gamma-ray emission from magnetars with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

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Search for gamma-ray emission from magnetars with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

A.A. Abdo, Markus Ackermann, Marco Ajello, A. Allafort, Luca Baldini, Jean Ballet, Guido Barbiellini, M. G. Baring, D. Bastieri, R. Bellazzini, …

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol.725, pp.L73-L78

12/2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/725/1/L73

Abstract

magnetic fields

pulsars: individual (4U 0142+614

1E 1048.1-5937

1E 1841-045

1E 1547-5408

1RXS J1708-4009

XTE J1810-197

CXOU J1647-4552

1E 2259+586

SGR 1900+14

SGR 1806-20

SGR 1627-41

SGR 0501+4516

SGR 0418+5729)

stars: magnetars

gamma rays: stars

97.60.Jd, 97.10.Ri, 97.10.Ld, 97.10.Sj

We report on the search for 0.1-10 GeV emission from magnetars in 17 months of Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) observations. No significant evidence for gamma-ray emission from any of the currently-known magnetars is found. The most stringent upper limits to date on their persistent emission in the Fermi-LAT energy range are estimated between ~10^{-12}-10^{-10} erg/s/cm2, depending on the source. We also searched for gamma-ray pulsations and possible outbursts, also with no significant detection. The upper limits derived support the presence of a cut-off at an energy below a few MeV in the persistent emission of magnetars. They also show the likely need for a revision of current models of outer gap emission from strongly magnetized pulsars, which, in some realizations, predict detectable GeV emission from magnetars at flux levels exceeding the upper limits identified here using the Fermi-LAT observations.

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Title: Search for gamma-ray emission from magnetars with the Fermi Large Area Telescope
Creators - without role: A.A. Abdo - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Markus Ackermann - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Marco Ajello - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
A. Allafort - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
Luca Baldini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Jean Ballet - Université Paris Cité
Guido Barbiellini - University of Trieste
M. G. Baring
D. Bastieri - University of Padua
R. Bellazzini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
R. D. Blandford
E. D. Bloom
E. Bonamente - University of Perugia
A. W. Borgland
A. Bouvier - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
J. Bregeon - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
M. Brigida - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Pascal Bruel - Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'École Polytechnique
T. H. Burnett
G. A. Caliandro
R. A. Cameron
P. A. Caraveo - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
C. Cecchi - University of Perugia
Ö. Çelik - Goddard Space Flight Center
S. Chaty - Université Paris Cité
A. Chekhtman - George Mason University
C. C. Cheung
J. Chiang - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
S. Ciprini - University of Perugia
R. Claus - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
J. Conrad - Stockholm University
P. R. den Hartog
C. D. Dermer
A. de Angelis - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
F. de Palma - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
R. Dib - McGill University
M. Dormody - University of California, Santa Cruz
E. Do Couto E Silva
P. S. Drell
R. Dubois - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
D. Dumora - Université de Bordeaux
T. Enoto - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
C. Favuzzi - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
M. Frailis - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
P. Fusco - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
F. Gargano - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
N. Gehrels - Goddard Space Flight Center
N. Giglietto - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
P. Giommi - Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
F. Giordano - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
M. Giroletti - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
T. Glanzman - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
G. Godfrey - Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
I. A. Grenier - Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
M.-H. Grondin - Université de Bordeaux
S. Guiriec - University of Alabama in Huntsville
D. Hadasch - Institute of Space Sciences
Y. Hanabata - Hiroshima University
A. K. Harding
E. Hays - Goddard Space Flight Center
G. L. Israel
G. Jóhannesson - University of Iceland
A. S. Johnson
V. M. Kaspi
H. Katagiri - Hiroshima University
J. Kataoka - Waseda University
Jürgen Knödlseder - Centre de Gestion Scientifique
M. Kuss - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
J. Lande
S.-H. Lee
M. Lemoine-Goumard - Université de Bordeaux
F. Longo - University of Trieste
F. Loparco - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
M. N. Lovellette
P. Lubrano - University of Perugia
A. Makeev - United States Naval Research Laboratory
M. Marelli - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
M. N. Mazziotta
J. E. Mcenery
J. Mehault - Université de Montpellier
P. F. Michelson
T. Mizuno - Hiroshima University
A. A. Moiseev
C. Monte - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
M. E. Monzani
A. Morselli - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
I. V. Moskalenko
S. Murgia
M. Naumann-Godo - Université Paris Cité
P. L. Nolan
E. Nuss - Université de Montpellier
T. Ohsugi - Hiroshima University
A. Okumura - Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
N. Omodei
E. Orlando - Max Planck Innovation
J. F. Ormes
M. Ozaki
D. Paneque
D. Parent - George Mason University
M. Pepe - University of Perugia
M. Pesce-Rollins - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
F. Piron - Université de Montpellier
T.A. Porter
S. Rainò - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
R. Rando - University of Padua
M. Razzano - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
N. Rea - Institute of Space Sciences
A. Reimer - Universität Innsbruck
O. Reimer
T. Reposeur - Université de Bordeaux
S. Ritz - University of California, Santa Cruz
H. F.-W. Sadrozinski
P. M. Saz Parkinson
C. Sgrò - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
E. J. Siskind
David Stanley Smith - Laboratoire de Physique des deux infinis Bordeaux
G. Spandre - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
P. Spinelli - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
M. S. Strickman
H. Takahashi - Hiroshima University
T. Tanaka
J. B. Thayer
D. J. Thompson
L. Tibaldo - Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
D. F. Torres
G. Tosti - University of Perugia
A. Tramacere - Consorzio Interuniversitario Fisica Spaziale
E. Troja - Goddard Space Flight Center
Y. Uchiyama
T. L. Usher
J. Vandenbroucke
V. Vasileiou - University of Maryland, Baltimore County
G. Vianello
V. Vitale - University of Rome Tor Vergata
A. P. Waite
B. L. Winer
K. S. Wood
Z. Yang - Stockholm University
M. Ziegler
Publication Details: The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol.725, pp.L73-L78
Identifiers: 9934371309311
Academic Unit: Université de Montpellier
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: in2p3-00585162