Simultaneous X-ray and radio observations of rotating radio transient j1819-1458

  • J. J. Miller
  • , M. A. McLaughlin
  • , N. Rea
  • , K. Lazaridis
  • , E. F. Keane
  • , M. Kramer
  • , A. Lyne

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Abstract

We present the results of simultaneous radio and X-ray observations of PSR J1819-1458. Our 94 ks XMM-Newton observation of the high magnetic field (∼5 × 1013 G) pulsar reveals a blackbody spectrum (kT ∼ 130 eV) with a broad absorption feature, possibly composed of two lines at ∼1.0 and ∼1.3 keV. We performed a correlation analysis of the X-ray photons with radio pulses detected in 16.2 hr of simultaneous observations at 1-2 GHz with the Green Bank, Effelsberg, and Parkes telescopes, respectively. Both the detected X-ray photons and radio pulses appear to be randomly distributed in time. We find tentative evidence for a correlation between the detected radio pulses and X-ray photons on timescales of less than 10 pulsar spin periods, with the probability of this occurring by chance being 0.46%. This suggests that the physical process producing the radio pulses may also heat the polar-cap.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume776
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • X-rays: stars
  • pulsars: individual (J1819-1458)
  • radio continuum: stars
  • stars: neutron

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