GAMMA-RAY PULSAR EMISSION MODELS
by Alice K. Harding,
Code 661,
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center,
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
harding@twinkie.gsfc.nasa.gov
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With the increased sensitivity of gamma-ray detectors on the
Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) the number of
presently known gamma-ray pulsars has grown. The new detections
are beginning to provide clues to the origin of the high-energy
radiation in the form of emerging patterns and correlations among
observed quantities such as gamma-ray efficiency and spectral
index vs. age. But there are still many questions about the location
of the emission and its relation to the radio, optical and X-ray
pulses. This paper will review models for gamma-ray emission from
pulsars and will examine how well the detailed predictions of these
models account for the existing observations.
