Galactic gamma-ray background as a constraint on millisecond pulsars

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 476, Issue 1 PART I, 1997, Pages 238-245

  Bhatia, V B ^a   Misra, S ^a   Panchapakesan, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Diffuse radiation; Gamma rays: observations; Pulsars: general; Radiation mechanisms: nonthermal

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645836521     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303586     Document Type: Article

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