Long-term monitoring of PSR J2021+4026 in the heart of the Cygnus region with the Fermi Large Area Telescope unveiled a sudden decrease in flux above 100 MeV over a timescale shorter than a week. The "jump" was near MJD 55850 (2011 October 16), with the flux decreasing from (8.33+/-0.08) x 10(-10) erg cm(-2) s(-1) to (6.86+/-0.13) x 10(-10) erg cm(-2) s(-1). Simultaneously, the frequency spindown rate increased from (7.8 +/- 0.1) x 10(-13) Hz s(-1) to (8.1 +/- 0.1) x 10(-13) Hz s(-1). Significant (>5 sigma) changes in the pulse profile and marginal (<3 sigma) changes in the emission spectrum occurred at the same time. There is also evidence for a small, steady flux increase over the 3 yr preceding MJD 55850. This is the first observation at gamma-ray energies of mode changes and intermittent behavior, observed at radio wavelengths for other pulsars. We argue that the change in pulsed gamma-ray emission is due to a change in emission beaming and we speculate that it is precipitated by a shift in the magnetic field structure, leading to a change of either effective magnetic inclination or effective current.

PSR J2021+4026 in the gamma cygni region: The first variable γ-ray pulsar seen by the fermi lat / Allafort, A; Baldini, L; Ballet, J; Barbiellini, G; Baring, Mg; Bastieri, D; Bellazzini, R; Bonamente, E; Bottacini, E; Brandt, Tj; Bregeon, J; Bruel, P; Buehler, R; Buson, S; Caliandro, Ga; Cameron, Ra; Caraveo, Pa; Cecchi, C; Chaves, Rcg; Chekhtman, A; Chiang, J; Chiaro, G; Ciprini, S; Claus, R; D'Ammando, F; de Palma, F; Digel, Sw; Di Venere, L; Drell, Ps; Favuzzi, Cecilia; Ferrara, Ec; Franckowiak, A; Fusco, P; Gargano, F; Gasparrini, D; Giglietto, Nicola; Giroletti, M; Glanzman, T; Godfrey, G; Grenier, Ia; Guiriec, S; Hadasch, D; Harding, Ak; Hayashida, M; Hayashi, K; Hays, E; Hewitt, J; Hill, Ab; Horan, D; Hou, X; Jogler, T; Johnson, As; Johnson, Tj; Kerr, M; Knodlseder, J; Kuss, M; Lande, J; Larsson, S; Latronico, L; Lemoine Goumard, M; Longo, F; Loparco, F; Lubrano, P; Malyshev, D; Marelli, M; Mayer, M; Mazziotta, Mn; Mehault, J; Mizuno, T; Monzani, Me; Morselli, A; Murgia, S; Nemmen, R; Nuss, E; Ohsugi, T; Omodei, N; Orienti, M; Orlando, E; Paneque, D; Pesce Rollins, M; Pierbattista, M; Piron, F; Pivato, G; Porter, Ta; Raino, S; Rando, R; Ray, Ps; Razzano, M; Reimer, O; Reposeur, T; Romani, Rw; Sartori, A; Parkinson, Pms; Sgro, C; Siskind, Ej; Smith, Da; Spinelli, P; Strong, Aw; Takahashi, H; Thayer, Jb; Thompson, Dj; Tibaldo, L; Tinivella, M; Torres, Df; Tosti, G; Uchiyama, Y; Usher, Tl; Vandenbroucke, J; Vasileiou, V; Venter, C; Vianello, G; Vitale, V; Winer, Bl; Wood, Ks. - In: THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS. - ISSN 2041-8205. - 777:1(2013). [10.1088/2041-8205/777/1/L2]

PSR J2021+4026 in the gamma cygni region: The first variable γ-ray pulsar seen by the fermi lat

FAVUZZI, Cecilia;GIGLIETTO, Nicola;
2013-01-01

Abstract

Long-term monitoring of PSR J2021+4026 in the heart of the Cygnus region with the Fermi Large Area Telescope unveiled a sudden decrease in flux above 100 MeV over a timescale shorter than a week. The "jump" was near MJD 55850 (2011 October 16), with the flux decreasing from (8.33+/-0.08) x 10(-10) erg cm(-2) s(-1) to (6.86+/-0.13) x 10(-10) erg cm(-2) s(-1). Simultaneously, the frequency spindown rate increased from (7.8 +/- 0.1) x 10(-13) Hz s(-1) to (8.1 +/- 0.1) x 10(-13) Hz s(-1). Significant (>5 sigma) changes in the pulse profile and marginal (<3 sigma) changes in the emission spectrum occurred at the same time. There is also evidence for a small, steady flux increase over the 3 yr preceding MJD 55850. This is the first observation at gamma-ray energies of mode changes and intermittent behavior, observed at radio wavelengths for other pulsars. We argue that the change in pulsed gamma-ray emission is due to a change in emission beaming and we speculate that it is precipitated by a shift in the magnetic field structure, leading to a change of either effective magnetic inclination or effective current.
2013
PSR J2021+4026 in the gamma cygni region: The first variable γ-ray pulsar seen by the fermi lat / Allafort, A; Baldini, L; Ballet, J; Barbiellini, G; Baring, Mg; Bastieri, D; Bellazzini, R; Bonamente, E; Bottacini, E; Brandt, Tj; Bregeon, J; Bruel, P; Buehler, R; Buson, S; Caliandro, Ga; Cameron, Ra; Caraveo, Pa; Cecchi, C; Chaves, Rcg; Chekhtman, A; Chiang, J; Chiaro, G; Ciprini, S; Claus, R; D'Ammando, F; de Palma, F; Digel, Sw; Di Venere, L; Drell, Ps; Favuzzi, Cecilia; Ferrara, Ec; Franckowiak, A; Fusco, P; Gargano, F; Gasparrini, D; Giglietto, Nicola; Giroletti, M; Glanzman, T; Godfrey, G; Grenier, Ia; Guiriec, S; Hadasch, D; Harding, Ak; Hayashida, M; Hayashi, K; Hays, E; Hewitt, J; Hill, Ab; Horan, D; Hou, X; Jogler, T; Johnson, As; Johnson, Tj; Kerr, M; Knodlseder, J; Kuss, M; Lande, J; Larsson, S; Latronico, L; Lemoine Goumard, M; Longo, F; Loparco, F; Lubrano, P; Malyshev, D; Marelli, M; Mayer, M; Mazziotta, Mn; Mehault, J; Mizuno, T; Monzani, Me; Morselli, A; Murgia, S; Nemmen, R; Nuss, E; Ohsugi, T; Omodei, N; Orienti, M; Orlando, E; Paneque, D; Pesce Rollins, M; Pierbattista, M; Piron, F; Pivato, G; Porter, Ta; Raino, S; Rando, R; Ray, Ps; Razzano, M; Reimer, O; Reposeur, T; Romani, Rw; Sartori, A; Parkinson, Pms; Sgro, C; Siskind, Ej; Smith, Da; Spinelli, P; Strong, Aw; Takahashi, H; Thayer, Jb; Thompson, Dj; Tibaldo, L; Tinivella, M; Torres, Df; Tosti, G; Uchiyama, Y; Usher, Tl; Vandenbroucke, J; Vasileiou, V; Venter, C; Vianello, G; Vitale, V; Winer, Bl; Wood, Ks. - In: THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS. - ISSN 2041-8205. - 777:1(2013). [10.1088/2041-8205/777/1/L2]
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