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arxiv: astro-ph/0509901 · v1 · pith:TNSMPXKYnew · submitted 2005-09-30 · 🌌 astro-ph

The high-energy gamma-ray light curve of PSR B1259 -63

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keywords curvelightb1259dominantefficiencygamma-rayhigh-energylosses
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The high-energy gamma-ray light curve of the binary system PSR B1259 -63, is computed using the approach that successfully predicted the spectrum at periastron. The simultaneous INTEGRAL and H.E.S.S. spectra taken 16 days after periastron currently permit both a model with dominant radiative losses, high pulsar wind Lorentz factor and modest efficiency as well as one with dominant adiabatic losses, a slower wind and higher efficiency. In this paper we shown how the long-term light curve may help to lift this degeneracy.

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