The 2009 Fermi Symposium

Discovery of a Young Gamma-ray Pulsar Associated with an Extended TeV Gamma-ray Source

Michael H. Dormody

Abstract:

Since its launch in June 2008, the LAT onboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has greatly added to our understanding of gamma-ray pulsars. Its fine point spread function and large effective area, combined with the time-differencing method, make it the first gamma-ray instrument capable of discovering a new population of gamma-ray pulsars. We will present the recent discovery of the youngest (~4600 years) radio-faint gamma-ray pulsar discovered in a blind frequency search so far: a pulsar associated with an extended TeV source. We will also present multiwavelength observations of the source, including X-ray observations.