Strong Constraints on Millisecond Pulsar Injection Spectra from Fermi-LAT Observations of the Galactic Center

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Main Authors: Koechler, Jordan, Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Di Mauro, Mattia
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author Koechler, Jordan
Luque, Pedro De la Torre
Di Mauro, Mattia
author_facet Koechler, Jordan
Luque, Pedro De la Torre
Di Mauro, Mattia
contents Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are a leading explanation of the Galactic Center excess (GCE) observed in Fermi-LAT data. We constrain this scenario by jointly modeling prompt and inverse-Compton $γ$ rays from MSP-injected $e^\pm$ on the Galactic bulge, using recent Fermi-LAT GCE spectra from state-of-the-art interstellar emission models and data analysis. Current data place strong upper limits on the efficiency ratio $η_e/η_γ$ across broad $e^\pm$ injection scenarios, surpassing those from globular-cluster observations with MAGIC and competitive with projected CTAO sensitivities toward the Galactic bulge.
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spellingShingle Strong Constraints on Millisecond Pulsar Injection Spectra from Fermi-LAT Observations of the Galactic Center
Koechler, Jordan
Luque, Pedro De la Torre
Di Mauro, Mattia
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are a leading explanation of the Galactic Center excess (GCE) observed in Fermi-LAT data. We constrain this scenario by jointly modeling prompt and inverse-Compton $γ$ rays from MSP-injected $e^\pm$ on the Galactic bulge, using recent Fermi-LAT GCE spectra from state-of-the-art interstellar emission models and data analysis. Current data place strong upper limits on the efficiency ratio $η_e/η_γ$ across broad $e^\pm$ injection scenarios, surpassing those from globular-cluster observations with MAGIC and competitive with projected CTAO sensitivities toward the Galactic bulge.
title Strong Constraints on Millisecond Pulsar Injection Spectra from Fermi-LAT Observations of the Galactic Center
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.26220