| Canonical Name: | PSR B1259-63 |
| TeVCat Name: | TeV J1302-638 |
| Other Names: | LS 2883, HESS J1302-638 |
| Source Type: | Binary |
| R.A.: | 13 02 49.3 (hh mm ss) |
| Dec.: | -63 49 53 (dd mm ss) |
| Gal Long: | 304.19 (deg) |
| Gal Lat: | -0.99 (deg) |
| Distance: | 2.7 kpc |
| Flux: | 0.07 (Crab Units) |
| Energy Threshold: | 380 GeV |
| Spectral Index: | 2.81 |
| Extended: | No |
| Discovery Date: | 2005-10 |
| Discovered By: | H.E.S.S. |
| TeVCat SubCat: | Default Catalog |
Source Notes:
| H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey (HGPS, 2018): |
| A selection of information for each of the 78 sources in the HGPS is provided in TeVCat. For full details, visit the HGPS website. |
| Name: | HESS J1302-638 |
| Source Class: | Binary |
| Identified Object: | PSR B1259-63 |
| R.A. (J2000): | 195.68 deg (13 02 44) |
| Dec. (J2000): | -63.85 deg (-63 50 54) |
| Positional uncertainty: | 0.015 deg |
| Spatial Model: | Gaussian |
| Size: | N/A |
| Spectral Model: | power law |
| Integral Flux > 1 TeV: | 3.95e-13 +/- 2.92e-14 cm-2 s-1 |
| Pivot Energy, E0: | 1.40 TeV |
| Diff. Flux at E0: | 2.62e-13 +/- 1.81e-14 cm-2 s-1 TeV-1 |
| Spectral Index: | 2.59 +/- 0.09 |
| HGPS Source Notes: | |
| | |
This is one of the 31 firmly-identified objects among the HGPS sources. One possible association is listed in Table A.9. "This is a
list of astronomical objects, extracted from catalogs of plausible counterparts, which are are found to be spatially coincident with the HGPS source":
- B1259−63 (PSR)
Source position and its uncertainty:
From
Abramowski et al. (2013):
The test region was centred at:
R.A. (J2000): 13 02 48
Dec. (J2000): -63 50 09
No information on positional uncertainty.
From
Aharonian et al. (2009):
- R.A. (J2000): 13 02 41 +/- 6s(stat)
- Dec. (J2000): -63 49 01 +/- 41"(stat)
From
Aharonian et al. (2005):
- R.A. (J2000): 13 02 49.3 +/- 2.3s(stat)
- Dec. (J2000): -63 49 53 +/- 17"(stat)
- systematic error on pointing is 20"
Binary Period:
From
Miller-Jones et al. (2018):
- "Seven such binaries with confirmed high-energy gamma-ray emission
are currently known, but only in two systems is the nature of the
compact object confirmed, via the detection of radio pulsations from
the neutron star (
Johnston et al. 1992;
Lyne et al. 2015). The most
well-studied of these two systems is PSR B1259−63/LS 2883, comprising
the radio pulsar PSR B1259−63 in a wide, eccentric orbit:
P_orb = 1236.9 days, e = 0.87 (
Shannon, Johnston & Manchester 2014)
with the rapidly-rotating, massive, late Oe-type companion star,
LS 2883 (
Negueruela et al. 2011)."
Source Notes:
From
Chernyakova et al. (2021):
- "In this paper, we present the first results of a recent
multi-wavelength campaign (radio, optical, and X-ray bands)
accompanied by the analysis of publicly available GeV Fermi/LAT
data."
- "The campaign covered a period of more than 100 days around the
2021 periastron and revealed substantial differences from previously
observed passages."
- "We report a major delay of the GeV flare, weaker X-ray flux during
the peaks, which are typically attributed to the times when the pulsar
crosses the disk, and the appearance of a third X-ray peak never
observed before."
From
Chang et al. (2018):
- "The gamma-ray flare events were firstly discovered by Fermi-LAT
around the 2010 periastron passage, which was repeated for 2014 and
2017 periastron passages. We analyzed the Fermi-LAT data for all the
three periastron passages and found that in each flare the energy
spectrum can be well represented by a simple power law. The gamma-ray
light curves show that in 2010 and 2014 after each periastron there
are two main flares, but in 2017 4 flares including one precursor
about 10 days after the periastron passage. The first main flares of
2010 and 2014 are located at around 35 days after the periastron
passage, and the main flare in 2014 was delayed by roughly 1.7 days
with respect to that in 2010. In 2017 flare, the source show precursor
about 10 days after the periastron passage, but the following two
flares become weaker and lag those in 2010 by roughly 5 days. The
strongest flares in 2017 occurred 58 days and 70 days after the
periastron passage. These results bring challenge to previous models."
From
Tam et al. (2018):
- "Here we present a detailed analysis of the observational data taken
by the Fermi and Swift observatories over the 2017 September
periastron passage. For the first time, we find short-lived but
powerful GeV flares on time scales of down to three hours. The onset
of the GeV flaring period in 2017 is also delayed compared to those
seen in 2011 and 2014."
From
Miller-Jones et al. (2018):
- "We use our measurement of the inclination angle to constrain the
mass of the stellar companion to lie in the range 14.2-29.8 M_Sun. Our
measured distance and proper motion are consistent with the system
having originated in the Cen OB1 association and receiving a modest
natal kick, causing it to have moved approx. 8 pc from its birthplace
over the past approx. 3 x 10e5 years. The orientation of the orbit on
the plane of the sky matches the direction of motion of the X-ray
synchrotron-emitting knot observed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory to
be moving away from the system."
From
The Fermi-LAT Collaborations (2017):
- "... we have detected a flare in >100 MeV gamma rays from
PSR B1259-63 over the time interval 2017-11-13 07:12:26 UTC to
2017-11-14 07:36:40 UTC with a significance of approximately 9
sigma. Our likelihood analysis yields a preliminary photon flux (from
100 MeV to 300 GeV) of (2.5 +/- 0.4) x 10^-6 ph/cm^2/s, and a
power-law photon index of 2.7 +/- 0.2, quoted uncertainties throughout
are statistical only."
"In the four days leading up to this most-recent flare, only the
previous day yields a significant detection of approximately 3 sigma
with a flux of (0.8 +/- 0.3) x 10^-6 ph/cm^2/s. The 95%
confidence-level flux upper limits for the three days prior to that
detection are 0.7, 0.6, and 1.0 x 10^-6 ph/cm^2/s, respectively."
"Similar to the recent flare reported in ATels
#10924 and
#10925,
dividing the time interval into 6-hour bins reveals that the emission
was concentrated in just one out the four 6-hour intervals, from
2017-11-13 13:12:26 to 19:12:26 UTC. The peak flux in this 6-hour bin
is (6.9 +/- 1.2) x 10^-6 ph/cm^2/s, assuming the same photon
index. The other three intervals had 95% confidence-level upper limits
of 2.1, 1.6, and 2.1 x 10^-6 ph/cm^2/s. At a distance of 2.3 kpc, the
peak 6-hour flare corresponds to a gamma-ray luminosity of (1.8 +/-
0.3) x 10^36 erg/s, about twice the spin-down power of the pulsar (8.3
x 10^35 erg/s). This implies that the emission can not be solely
powered by the rotation of the pulsar and/or significant beaming is
required."
Distance:
The distance quoted in TeVCat was updated from 1.5 kpc to 2.70 kpc on 180425
to reflect the results of
Miller-Jones et al. (2018).
From
Miller-Jones et al. (2018):
- "Using the Australian Long Baseline Array we have conducted very
long baseline interferometric observations of PSR B1259-63 over 4.4
years, fully sampling the 3.4-year orbital period. Inverting our
measured parallax gives a distance of 2.59 +0.37 -0.28 kpc, which when
modified to account for the Lutz-Kelker bias gives a corrected
distance of 2.70 +0.41 -0.31 kpc. We find that the binary orbit is
viewed at an angle of 153.4 +3.2 -3.0 degrees to the line of sight,
implying that the pulsar moves clockwise around its orbit as viewed on
the sky."
Spectral Properties:
From
Abramowski et al. (2013):
- 2010 Data - Spectral index: 2.92 +/- 0.30(stat) +/- 0.20(sys)
- 2004 Data - Spectral index: 2.81 +/- 0.10(stat) +/- 0.20(sys)
From
Aharonian et al. (2009):
- 2007 Data - Spectral index: 2.8 +/- 0.2(stat) +/- 0.2(syst)
From
Aharonian et al. (2005):
- 2004 Data - Spectral index: 2.7 +/- 0.2(stat) +/- 0.2(sys)
Emission Characteristics:
From
Sushch et al. (2013):
- "These new observations partially overlap with the beginning of a
spectacular gamma-ray flare
reported by the Fermi-LAT (
here too). The
H.E.S.S. observations show both flux and spectral properties similar
to those reported in previous periastron passages, without any
signature of the emission enhancement seen at GeV energies. A careful
statistical study based on the Fermi and H.E.S.S. lightcurves leads to
the conclusion that the GeV and TeV emission during the flare have a
different physical origin."
Seen by: H.E.S.S.
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Historical Fermi All-Sky Variability Analysis of Galactic Flares
Joffre, Scott D. et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2402.07994 (2024) [LINK]
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Magnetic field geometry of the gamma-ray binary PSR B1259-63 revealed via X-ray polarization
Kaaret, Philip et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2409.16116 (2024) [LINK]
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Multiwavelength coverage of the 2024 periastron passage of PSR B1259-63 / LS 2883
Chernyakova, M. et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2411.02128 (2024) [LINK]
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First Ejection from the PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 High Mass Gamma-Ray Binary Detected During the 2021-2024 Binary Cycle
Hare, Jeremy et al., Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society 7 p52 (2023) [LINK]
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An update on Fermi-LAT transients in the Galactic plane, including strong activity of Cygnus X-3 in mid-2020
Prokhorov, Dmitry and Moraghan, Anthony, arXiv e-prints parXiv:2209.12461 (2022) [LINK]
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Near-infrared Brightening around the Periastron Passages of the Gamma-ray Binary PSR B1259-63 /LS 2883
Kawachi, A. et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2103.04895 (2021) [LINK]
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Relativistic fluid modelling of gamma-ray binaries. I. The model
Huber, D. et al., A&A 646 pA91 (2021) [LINK]
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Multi-wavelength properties of the 2021 periastron passage of PSR B1259-63
Chernyakova, Maria et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2106.03759 (2021) [LINK]
-
Radio absorption in high-mass gamma-ray binaries
Chen, A.M. et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2106.10445 (2021) [LINK]
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Fermi-LAT Observation of PSR B1259-63 during Its 2021 Periastron Passage
Chang, Zhi et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2112.02295 (2021) [LINK]
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Modelling the correlated keV/TeV light curves of Be/gamma-ray binaries
Chen, A.M. and Takata, J., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2112.00345 (2021) [LINK]
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ALMA Observations of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 in an Inactive Period: Variable Circumstellar Disk?
Fujita, Yutaka et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2005.00017 (2020) [LINK]
-
New insight into the origin of the GeV flare in PSR B1259-63 from the 2017 periastron passage
Chernyakova, M. et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:2005.14060 (2020) [LINK]
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Gamma-ray binaries
Chernyakova, Maria and Malyshev, Denys, arXiv e-prints parXiv:2006.03615 (2020) [LINK]
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High-speed Ejecta from the Gamma-ray Binary PSR B1259-63/LS 2883
Pavlov, G.G. et al., arXiv e-prints p (2019) [LINK]
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Modelling the multi-wavelength emissions from PSR B1259-63/LS 2883: the effects of the stellar disc on shock radiations
Chen, A.M. et al., arXiv e-prints p (2019) [LINK]
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First detection of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 in the Millimeter and Submillimeter Wavelengths with ALMA
Fujita, Y. et al., arXiv e-prints p (2019) [LINK]
-
Evolution of the extended X-ray emission from the PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 binary in the 2014-2017 binary cycle
Hare, Jeremy et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:1905.12833 (2019) [LINK]
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H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT observations of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 during its 2014 and 2017 periastron passages
H.E.S.S. Collaboration et al., arXiv e-prints parXiv:1912.05868 (2019) [LINK]
-
On the timing behavior of PSR B1259-63 under the propeller torque from a transient accretion disc
Yi, S.-X. and Cheng, K., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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The geometric distance and binary orbit of PSR B1259-63
Miller-Jones, J.C.A. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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The hour-timescale GeV flares of PSR B1259-63 in 2017
Tam, P.H.T. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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A Luminous and Highly-variable Gamma-ray Flare Following the 2017 Periastron of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883
Johnson, T.J. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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The GeV Emission of PSR B1259-63 During Last Three Periastron Passages Observed by Fermi-LAT
Chang, Z. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2018) [LINK]
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Modelling the thermal absorption and radio spectra of the binary pulsar B1259-63
Koralewska, O. et al., Ap&SS 363 p141 (2018) [LINK]
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Gamma-gamma absorption in the gamma-ray binary system PSR B1259-63/LS 2883
Sushch, I. and van Soelen, B., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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A new approach to the GeV flare of PSR B1259-63/LS2883
Yi, S.-X. and Cheng, K.S., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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H.E.S.S. II observations of the 2014 periastron passage of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883
Romoli, C. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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HESS J0632+057: hydrodynamics and nonthermal emission
Bosch-Ramon, V. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2017) [LINK]
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Fermi LAT Detection of a Rapid GeV Flare from the Gamma-ray Binary System PSR B1259-63
Corbet, R.H.D., The Astronomer's Telegram 10924 p1 (2017) [LINK]
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Fermi LAT Detection of Early Post-Periastron Increased GeV Gamma-Ray Emission From The Be-Pulsar Binary System PSR B1259-63
Johnson, T., The Astronomer's Telegram 10818 p1 (2017) [LINK]
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Fermi LAT Detection of a GeV Gamma-Ray Flare from the Be-Pulsar Binary System PSR B1259-63 with Rapid Variability
Johnson, T.J., The Astronomer's Telegram 10925 p1 (2017) [LINK]
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Fermi LAT Detection of a longest GeV flare of the PSR B1259-63 Be-pulsar Binary System in 2017
He, X. and Tam, P.H.T., The Astronomer's Telegram 10995 p (2017) [LINK]
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Fermi Study of 5-300 GeV emission from the high-mass pulsar binary PSR B1259-63/LS 2883
Xing, Y. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2016) [LINK]
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Observations of Binary Systems with the H.E.S.S. Telescopes
Bordas, P. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2016) [LINK]
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High energy gamma-ray emission from PSR B1259-63 during 2014 and 2010 periastron passages
Cali et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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An extended X-ray object ejected from the PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 binary
Pavlov, G.G. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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H.E.S.S. observations of PSR B1259-63 during its 2014 periastron passage
Romoli, C. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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Gamma-ray flare activity from PSR B1259-63 during 2014 periastron passage and comparison to its 2010 passage
Cali et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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Role of the disk environment in the gamma-ray emission from the binary system PSR B1259-63/LS 2883
Sushch, I. and Böttcher, M., ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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Multi-wavelength Observations of the Binary System PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 around the 2014 Periastron Passage
Chernyakova, M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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The origin of the X-ray-emitting object moving away from PSR B1259-63
Barkov, M.V. and Bosch-Ramon, V., ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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Optical spectroscopy of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 during the 2014 periastron passage with the Southern African Large Telescope
van Soelen, B. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2015) [LINK]
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Variability of VHE gamma-ray emission from the binary PSR B1259-63/LS 2883
Stefanik, S. and Nosek, D., 105 p4006 (2015) [LINK]
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Multi-wavelength observations of the binary system PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 around the 2010-2011 periastron passage
Chernyakova, M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2014) [LINK]
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Short-term X-ray/gamma-ray variability from PSR B1259-63
Bordas, P., The Astronomer's Telegram 6248 p1 (2014) [LINK]
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AGILE detection of a gamma-ray flare from the PSR B1259-63 region
Pittori, C. et al., The Astronomer's Telegram 6231 p1 (2014) [LINK]
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Fermi/LAT and Swift/XRT observations of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 over the recent periastron passage
Tam, P.H.T. and Kong, A.K.H., The Astronomer's Telegram 6198 p1 (2014) [LINK]
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High-energy observations of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 through the 2014 periastron passage: connecting X-rays to the GeV flare
Tam, P.H.T. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2014) [LINK]
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H.E.S.S. Observations of the Binary System PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 around the 2010/2011 Periastron Passage
H.E.S.S. Collaboration, ArXiv e-prints p (2013) [LINK]
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VHE Emission from PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 around 2010/2011 Periastron Passage observed with H.E.S.S
Sushch, I. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2013) [LINK]
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Periodic radio morphology of gamma-ray binaries
Moldon, J. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2013) [LINK]
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Observations of TeV binary systems with the H.E.S.S. telescope
Bordas, P. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2013) [LINK]
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Gamma-ray binaries and related systems
Dubus, G., ArXiv e-prints p (2013) [LINK]
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What caused the GeV flare of PSR B1259-63?
Dubus, G. and Cerutti, B., A&A 557 pA127 (2013) [LINK]
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The stability of strong waves and its implications for pulsar wind shocks
Mochol, I. and Kirk, J., p (2013) [LINK]
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The kinematics and orbital dynamics of the PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 system from 23 years of pulsar timing
Shannon, R.M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2013) [LINK]
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Anisotropic scattering from the circumstellar disc in PSR B1259-63
van Soelen, B. and Meintjes, P.J., ArXiv e-prints p (2012) [LINK]
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Modeling high-energy light curves of the PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 binary based on 3-D SPH simulation
Takata, J. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2012) [LINK]
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Modeling the Multiwavelength Light Curves of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883. II. The Effects of Anisotropic Pulsar Wind and Doppler Boosting
Kong, S.W. et al., ApJ 753 p127 (2012) [LINK]
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Binary pulsar B1259-63 spectrum evolution: detailed study
Dembska, M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2012) [LINK]
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Binary Pulsar B1259-63 Spectrum Evolution and Classification of Pulsar Spectra
Dembska, M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2012) [LINK]
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Detailed studies of the PSR B1259-63 spectrum evolution and classification of radio pulsar spectra
Dembska, M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2012) [LINK]
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Hydrodynamic Interaction between the Be Star and the Pulsar in the TeV Binary PSR B1259-63/LS 2883
Okazaki, A.T. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Modeling the multi-wavelength light curves of PSR B1259-63/SS 2883
Kong, S.W. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Extended Emission from the PSR B1259-63/SS 2883 Binary Detected with Chandra
Pavlov, G.G. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Gamma-ray binaries: microquasars and binary systems with pulsar
Paredes, J.M., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Discovery of extended and variable radio structure from the gamma-ray binary system PSR B1259-63/LS 2883
Moldon, J. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Discovery of GeV gamma-ray emission from PSR B1259-63/SS 2883
Tam, P.H.T. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Discovery of High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from the Binary System PSR B1259-63/SS 2883 Around Periastron with Fermi
Abdo, A.A. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Astrophysical parameters of LS2883 and implications for the PSR B1259-63 gamma-ray binary
Negueruela, I. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Gamma Ray Signal from the Pulsar Wind in the Binary Pulsar system PSR B1259-63/LS2883
Khangulyan, D. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Implication of the striped pulsar wind model for gamma-ray binaries
Petri, J. and Dubus, G., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Post-Periastron Gamma Ray Flare from PSR\B1259-63/LS 2883 as a Result of Comptonization of the Cold Pulsar Wind
Khangulyan, D. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Spectrum evolution in binary pulsar B1259-63/LS 2883 Be star and gigahertz-peaked spectra
Kijak, J. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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GeV Gamma-ray Emission from the Binary PSR B1259-63/SS2883 During the 2010 Periastron Passage
Mori, M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Tracing colliding winds in the UV line orbital variability of gamma-ray binaries
Szostek, A. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2011) [LINK]
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Microquasars in the GeV-TeV era
Paredes, J.M. and Zabalza, V., ArXiv e-prints p (2010) [LINK]
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Relativistic Doppler-boosted emission in gamma-ray binaries
Dubus, G. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2010) [LINK]
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The effect of the infrared excess from the Be star on inverse Compton gamma-ray production in PSR B1259-63/SS 2883
van Soelen, B. and Meintjes, P.J., ArXiv e-prints p (2010) [LINK]
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Fermi/LAT and Swift/XRT detection of increased activity from the binary system PSR B1259-63/SS 2883
Tam, P.H.T. et al., The Astronomer's Telegram 3046 p1-+ (2010) [LINK]
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Suzaku Observations of PSR B1259-63: A New Manifestation of Relativistic Pulsar Wind
Uchiyama, Y. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2009) [LINK]
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X-ray observations of PSR B1259-63 near the 2007 periastron passage
Chernyakova, M. et al., ArXiv e-prints p (2009) [LINK]
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Probing the Pulsar Wind in the gamma-ray Binary System PSR B1259-63/SS 2883
Takata, J. and Taam, R.E., ArXiv e-prints p (2009) [LINK]
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Gamma-rays from binary system with energetic pulsar and Be star with aspherical wind: PSR B1259-63/SS2883
Sierpowska-Bartosik, A. and Bednarek, W., ArXiv e-prints 801 p (2008) [LINK]
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TeV light curve of PSR B1259-63/SS2883
Khangulyan, D. et al., MNRAS p658-+ (2007) [LINK]
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Discovery of the binary pulsar PSR B1259-63 in very-high-energy gamma rays around periastron with HESS
Aharonian, F. et al., A&A 442 p1-10 (2005) [LINK]
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