2003ApJ...591L.139H -
Astrophys. J., 591, L139-L142 (2003/July-2)
An X-ray pulsar in the oxygen-rich supernova remnant G292.0+1.8.
HUGHES J.P., SLANE P.O., PARK S., ROMING P.W.A. and BURROWS D.N.
Abstract (from CDS):
We report the discovery of pulsed X-ray emission from the compact object CXOU J112439.1-591620 within the supernova remnant G292.0+1.8 using the High Resolution Camera on the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The X-ray period (P=0.13530915 s) is consistent with the extrapolation of the radio pulse period of PSR J1124-5916 for a spin-down rate of P{dot}=7.6x10–13 s/s. The X-ray pulse is single-peaked and broad, with an FWHM width of 0.23P (83°). The pulse-averaged X-ray spectral properties of the pulsar are well described by a featureless power-law model with an absorbing column density NH=3.1x1021 cm–2, a photon index Γ=1.6, and an unabsorbed 0.3-10 keV band luminosity LX=7.2x1032 ergs/s. We plausibly identify the location of the pulsar's termination shock. Pressure balance between the pulsar wind nebula and the larger synchrotron nebula, as well as lifetime issues for the X-ray-emitting electrons, argue for a particle-dominated pulsar wind nebula that is far from the minimum-energy condition. Upper limits on the surface temperature of the neutron star are at, or slightly below, values expected from ``standard'' cooling curves. There is no optical counterpart to the new pulsar; its optical luminosity is at least a factor of 5 below that of the Crab pulsar.
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Journal keyword(s):
ISM: Individual: Alphanumeric: G292.0+1.8 - ISM: Individual: Alphanumeric: MSH 11-5{em 4} - Stars: Pulsars: Individual: Alphanumeric: PSR J1124-5916 - Stars: Neutron - ISM: Supernova Remnants - X-Rays: Individual: Alphanumeric: CXOU J112439.1-591620
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