Chasing the second gamma-ray bright isolated neutron star: 3EG J1835+5918/RX J1836.2+5925

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dc.creatorReimer, O.
dc.creatorBrazier, K. T. S.
dc.creatorCarrami, A.
dc.creatorKanbach, G.
dc.creatorNolan, P. L.
dc.creatorThompson, D. J.
dc.date2002-08-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:04:53Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:04:53Z
dc.descriptionThe EGRET telescope aboard NASAs Compton GRO has repeatedly detected 3EG J1835+5918, a bright and steady source of high-energy gamma-ray emission with no identification suggested until recently. The long absence of any likely counterpart for a bright gamma-ray source located 25 degrees off the Galactic plane initiated several attempts of deep observations at other wavelengths. We report on counterparts in X-rays on a basis of a 60 ksec ROSAT HRI image. In order to conclude on the plausibility of the X-ray counterparts, we reanalyzed data from EGRET at energies above 100 MeV and above 1 GeV, including data up to CGRO observation cycle 7. The gamma-ray source location represents the latest and probably the final positional assessment based on EGRET data. The X-ray counterparts were studied during follow-up optical identification campaigns, leaving only one object to be likely associated with the gamma-ray source 3EG J1835+5918. This object, RX J1836.2+5925, has the characteristics of an isolated neutron star and possibly of a radio-quiet pulsar.
dc.description5 pages, 3 figures. To appear in the Proceedings of the 270. WE-Heraeus Seminar on Neutron Stars, Pulsars and Supernova Remnants, Jan. 21-25, 2002, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, eds W. Becker, H. Lesch & J. Truemper. Proceedings are available as MPE-Report 278
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0208575
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0208575
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/4937
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleChasing the second gamma-ray bright isolated neutron star: 3EG J1835+5918/RX J1836.2+5925
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