[#Pulsars, these #particles accelerators] When particles (electrons, protons, nuclei) enter their field, they are accelerated. Confined, they form a #gamma halo around these compact objects. Pulsars with gamma halo are windows, magnifying glasses, on the enigmatic #CosmicRayings.
Focus on the #GALAMO project led by IRAP astronomer Pierrick Martin: https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/2025/02/studying-pulsars-a-window-on-our-galaxy/. The target: pulsars with gamma halo.
“What if pulsars played an essential role in the evolution of #galaxies and the formation of #stars on a cosmic scale?”