Subscribe to the gold package and get unlimited access to Shamra Academy
Register a new userA possible faint near-infrared counterpart to the AXP 1E~2259+58.6
63
0
0.0
(
0
)
Ask ChatGPT about the research
No Arabic abstract
We present near-infrared and optical observations of the field of the Anomalous X-ray Pulsar 1E 2259+58.6 taken with the Keck telescope. We derive a subarcsecond Chandra position and tie it to our optical reference frame using other stars in the field. We find a very faint source, Ks = 21.7pm0.2 mag, with a position coincident with the Chandra position. We argue that this is the counterpart. In the J, I, and R bands, we derive (2 sigma) limits of 23.8, 25.6 and 26.4 mag, respectively. As with 4U 0142+61, for which a counterpart has previously been found, our results are inconsistent with models in which the source is powered by accretion from a disk, but may be consistent with the magnetar model.
rate research
Read More
We present Keck R and I band images of the field of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 2259+58.6. We derive an improved X-ray position from archival ROSAT HRI observations by correcting for systematic (boresight) errors. Within the corresponding error circle, no object is found on the Keck images, down to limiting magnitudes R = 25.7 and I = 24.3. We discuss the constraints imposed by these limits, and conclude that it is unlikely that 1E 2259+58.6 is powered by accretion from a disk, irrespective of whether it is in a binary or not, unless the binary is extremely compact.
We present X-ray imaging, timing, and phase resolved spectroscopy of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 2259+58.6 using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The spectrum is well described by a power law plus blackbody model with power law index = 3.6(1), kT_BB = 0.412(6) keV, and N_H=0.93(3) x 10^{22} cm^{-2}; we find no evidence for spectral features (0.5-7.0 keV). We derive a new, precise X-ray position for the source and determine its spin period, P=6.978977(24) s. Time resolved X-ray spectra show no significant variation as a function of pulse phase. We have detected excess emission beyond 4 arcsec from the central source extending to beyond 100 arcsec, due to the supernova remnant and possibly dust scattering from the interstellar medium.
We suggest a revised distance to the supernova remnant (SNR) G109.1-1.0 (CTB 109) and its associated anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) 1E 2259+586 by analyzing 21cm HI-line and 12CO-line spectra of CTB 109, HII region Sh 152, and the adjacent molecular cloud complex. CTB 109 has been established to be interacting with a large molecular cloud (recession velocity at v=-55 km s^-1). The highest radial velocities of absorption features towards CTB 109 (-56 km s^-1) and Sh 152 (-65 km s^-1) are larger than the recombination line velocity (-50 km s^-1) of Sh 152 demonstrating the velocity reversal within the Perseus arm. The molecular cloud has cold HI column density large enough to produce HI self-absorption (HISA) and HI narrow self-absorption (HINSA) if it was at the near side of the velocity reversal. Absence of both HISA and HINSA indicates that the cloud is at the far side of the velocity reversal within the Perseus Arm, so we obtain a distance for CTB 109 of 4+/-0.8 kpc. The new distance still leads to a normal explosion energy for CTB 109/AXP 1E 2259+586.
We report our discovery of the likely near-infrared counterpart to the anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) 1E1048.1-5937, using observations from the 6.5-m Baade (Magellan-I) telescope in Chile. We derived a precise position for the X-ray source using archival data from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. This position is inconsistent with a position reported earlier from XMM-Newton, but we show that the originally reported XMM-Newton position suffered from attitude reconstruction problems. Only two of the infrared objects in a 17 arcsec x 17 arcsec field containing the target have unusual colors, and one of these has colors consistent with those of the identified counterparts of two other AXPs. The latter object is also the only source detected within the 0.6 arcsec Chandra error circle, and we identify it as the counterpart to 1E1048.1-5937. This is the first AXP counterpart detected in multiple infrared bands, with magnitudes J=21.7(3), H=20.8(3), and K=19.4(3). There is marginal evidence for spectral flattening at longer wavelengths.
We present an optical/near-infrared search for a counterpart to the perplexing radio transient GCRT J1745-3009, a source located ~1 degree from the Galactic Center. Motivated by some similarities to radio bursts from nearby ultracool dwarfs, and by a distance upper limit of 70 pc for the emission to not violate the 1e12 K brightness temperature limit for incoherent radiation, we searched for a nearby star at the position of GCRT J1745-3009. We found only a single marginal candidate, limiting the presence of any late-type star to >1 kpc (spectral types earlier than M9), >200 pc (spectral types L and T0-T4), and >100 pc (spectral types T4-T7), thus severely restricting the possible local counterparts to GCRT J1745-3009. We also exclude any white dwarf within 1 kpc or a supergiant star out to the distance of the Galactic Center as possible counterparts. This implies that GCRT J1745-3009 likely requires a coherent emission process, although whether or not it reflects a new class of sources is unclear.
Log in to be able to interact and post comments
comments
Fetching comments
Sign in to be able to follow your search criteria
