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Enhanced Optical Emission from the Crab Pulsar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

B. W. Stappers  and
A. Shearer
B. W. Stappers
Affiliation:
Stichting ASTRON, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
A. Shearer
Affiliation:
National University of Ireland, Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland

Abstract

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We have detected an enhancement in the optical emission from the Crab pulsar which is correlated with the presence of the giant radio pulses. Coincident optical pulses were found to be on average 3% brighter than those coincident with normal radio pulses. This enhancement, combined with the lack of any other pulse profile changes, indicates that both the giant radio pulses and the increased optical emission are most likely linked to an increase in the electron-positron plasma density.

Type
Part 7: Observations of Pulsed Emission
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 218: Young Neutrons Stars and their Environments , 2004 , pp. 325 - 328
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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