Constraining the Galactic millisecond pulsar population using Fermi Large Area Telescope

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 554, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gregoire T ^a   Knodlseder J ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Gamma rays: diffuse background; Pulsars: general

Indexed keywords

DETECTION SENSITIVITY; DIFFUSE BACKGROUND; LARGE AREA TELESCOPES; LUMINOSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHODS; PULSARS: GENERAL; SYSTEMATIC UNCERTAINTIES;

GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TELESCOPES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 84878651110     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201219676     Document Type: Article

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