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An extremely bright gamma-ray pulsar in the Large Magellanic Cloud

M. Ackermann , A. Albert , L. Baldini , Jean Ballet , Guido Barbiellini , C. Barbieri (1) , D. Bastieri , R. Bellazzini , E. Bissaldi , R. Bonino , E. Bottacini , T. J. Brandt , J. Bregeon (2) , Pascal Bruel (3) , R. Buehler , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , P. A. Caraveo , C. Cecchi , E. Charles , A. Chekhtman , C. C. Cheung , J. Chiang , G. Chiaro , S. Ciprini , J. Cohen-Tanugi (2) , A. Cuoco , S. Cutini , F. d'Ammando , F. D. P. R. Desiante , S. W. Digel , L. Di Venere , P. S. Drell , C. Favuzzi , S. J. Fegan (3) , E. C. Ferrara , A. Franckowiak , S. Funk , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , G. Godfrey , I. A. Grenier , M.- H. Grondin (4) , J. E. Grove , Lucas Guillemot (5, 6) , S. Guiriec , K. Hagiwara , A. K. Harding (7) , E. Hays , J. W. Hewitt , A. B. Hill , D. Horan (3) , T. J. Johnson (8) , Jürgen Knödlseder , M. Kuss , S. Larsson , L. Latronico , M. Lemoine-Goumard (4) , J. Li , L. Li , F. Longo , F. Loparco , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , S. Maldera , A. Manfreda , F. Marshall (7) , P. Martin (9) , M. Mayer , M. N. Mazziotta , P. F. Michelson , N. Mirabal , T. Mizuno , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , I. V. Moskalenko , S. Murgia , G. Naletto , E. Nuss (2) , T. Ohsugi , M. Orienti , E. Orlando , D. Paneque , M. Pesce-Rollins , F. Piron (2) , G. Pivato , T. A. Porter , S. Raino , R. Rando , M. Razzano , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , T. Reposeur (4) , R. W. Romani , P. M. S. Parkinson , A. Schulz , C. Sgro , E. J. Siskind , D. A. Smith (4) , F. Spada , G. Spandre , P. Spinelli , D. J. Suson , H. Takahashi , J. B. Thayer , D. J. Thompson , L. Tibaldo , D. F. Torres , Y. Uchiyama , G. Vianello , K. S. Wood , M. Wood , L. Zampieri
M. Ackermann
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A. Albert
L. Baldini
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Jean Ballet
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Guido Barbiellini
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D. Bastieri
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R. Bellazzini
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E. Bissaldi
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R. Bonino
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E. Bottacini
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T. J. Brandt
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J. Bregeon
R. Buehler
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G. A. Caliandro
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R. A. Cameron
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P. A. Caraveo
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C. Cecchi
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E. Charles
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A. Chekhtman
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C. C. Cheung
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J. Chiang
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G. Chiaro
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S. Ciprini
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A. Cuoco
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S. Cutini
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F. d'Ammando
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F. D. P. R. Desiante
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S. W. Digel
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L. Di Venere
P. S. Drell
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C. Favuzzi
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S. J. Fegan
E. C. Ferrara
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A. Franckowiak
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S. Funk
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P. Fusco
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F. Gargano
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D. Gasparrini
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N. Giglietto
F. Giordano
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G. Godfrey
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I. A. Grenier
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J. E. Grove
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S. Guiriec
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K. Hagiwara
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E. Hays
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J. W. Hewitt
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A. B. Hill
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Jürgen Knödlseder
M. Kuss
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S. Larsson
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L. Latronico
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J. Li
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L. Li
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F. Longo
F. Loparco
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M. N. Lovellette
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P. Lubrano
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S. Maldera
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A. Manfreda
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M. Mayer
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M. N. Mazziotta
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P. F. Michelson
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N. Mirabal
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T. Mizuno
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M. E. Monzani
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A. Morselli
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I. V. Moskalenko
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S. Murgia
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G. Naletto
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T. Ohsugi
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M. Orienti
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E. Orlando
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D. Paneque
M. Pesce-Rollins
G. Pivato
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T. A. Porter
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S. Raino
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R. Rando
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M. Razzano
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A. Reimer
O. Reimer
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R. W. Romani
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P. M. S. Parkinson
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A. Schulz
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C. Sgro
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E. J. Siskind
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F. Spada
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G. Spandre
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P. Spinelli
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D. J. Suson
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H. Takahashi
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J. B. Thayer
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D. J. Thompson
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L. Tibaldo
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D. F. Torres
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Y. Uchiyama
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G. Vianello
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K. S. Wood
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M. Wood
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L. Zampieri
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Abstract

Pulsars are rapidly spinning, highly magnetized neutron stars, created in the gravitational collapse of massive stars. We report the detection of pulsed giga–electron volt gamma rays from the young pulsar PSR J0540–6919 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. This is the first gamma-ray pulsar detected in another galaxy. It has the most luminous pulsed gamma-ray emission yet observed, exceeding the Crab pulsar’s by a factor of 20. PSR J0540–6919 presents an extreme test case for understanding the structure and evolution of neutron star magnetospheres.
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insu-01370003 , version 1 (28-11-2019)

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M. Ackermann, A. Albert, L. Baldini, Jean Ballet, Guido Barbiellini, et al.. An extremely bright gamma-ray pulsar in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Science, 2015, 350 (6262), pp.801-805. ⟨10.1126/science.aac7400⟩. ⟨insu-01370003⟩
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