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Simultaneous Multi-band Radio & X-ray Observations of the Galactic Center Magnetar SGR 1745-2900 | | T. T. Pennucci
; A. Possenti
; P. Esposito
; N. Rea
; D. Haggard
; F. K. Baganoff
; M. Burgay
; F. Coti Zelati
; G. L. Israel
; A. Minter
; | | Date: |
5 May 2015 | | Abstract: | We report on multi-frequency, wideband radio observations of the Galactic
Center magnetar (SGR 1745$-$2900) with the Green Bank Telescope for $sim$100
days immediately following its initial X-ray outburst in April 2013. We made
multiple simultaneous observations at 1.5, 2.0, and 8.9 GHz, allowing us to
examine the magnetar’s flux evolution, radio spectrum, and interstellar medium
parameters (such as the dispersion measure (DM), the scattering timescale and
its index). During two epochs, we have simultaneous observations from the
Chandra X-ray Observatory, which permitted the absolute alignment of the radio
and X-ray profiles. As with the two other radio magnetars with published
alignments, the radio profile lies within the broad peak of the X-ray profile,
preceding the X-ray profile maximum by $sim$0.2 rotations. We also find that
the radio spectral index $gamma$ is significantly negative between $sim$2 and
9 GHz; during the final $sim$30 days of our observations $gamma sim -1.4$,
which is typical of canonical pulsars. The increasing radio flux has not turned
over during this outburst, whereas the long-term trends in the other radio
magnetars show concomitant fading of the radio and X-ray fluxes. Finally, our
wideband measurements of the DMs taken in adjacent frequency bands in tandem
are stochastically inconsistent with one another. Based on recent theoretical
predictions, we consider the possibility that the dispersion measure is
frequency-dependent. Despite having several properties in common with the other
radio magnetars, such as $L_{ extrm{X,qui}}/L_{ extrm{rot}} lesssim 1$, an
increase in the radio flux during the X-ray flux decay has not been observed
thus far in other systems. | | Source: | arXiv, 1505.0836 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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