Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings (Dec 2014)

Multifrequency Behaviour of the Gamma-Ray Binary System PSR B1259-63: Modelling the FERMI Flare

  • Brian van Soelen,
  • Pieter J. Meintjes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2014.01.0127
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 127 – 131

Abstract

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This paper presents a brief overview of the multifrequency properties of the gamma-ray binary system PSR B1259-63 from radio to very high energy gamma-rays. A summary is also presented of the various models put forward to explain the Fermi "flare" detected in 2011. Initial results are presented of a new turbulence driven model to explain the GeV observations.