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Fermi LAT observations of gamma-ray activity from the binary system PSR B1259-63
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Fermi LAT observations of gamma-ray activity from the binary system PSR B1259-63

A. K. H. Kong, R. H. H. Huang, P. H. T. Tam and C. Y. Hui
The Astronomer's Telegram
2011

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Binary;Transient;Pulsar
We report on the recent gamma-ray activity of the binary system PSR B1259-63 by the Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The source was detected by the LAT when the pulsar crossed the disk of the Be star in mid-Nov (Tam et al. ATel #3046; Abdo et al. ATel #3085). After the periastron in mid-Dec, the gamma-ray emission has decreased significantly. By using the LAT data taking between 2010-12-22 and 2011-01-14 UT, the source was not detected with a likelihood test statistic (TS) of 4.

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