ON THE EXTENDED EMISSION AROUND THE ANOMALOUS X-RAY PULSAR 1E 1547.0-5408

Journal Article · Sun Nov 20 04:00:00 EST 2011 · Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/4; COUNTRY OF INPUT: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA)· OSTI ID:21612662

Olausen, S A; Kaspi, V M; Ng, C -Y; Zhu, W W; Dib, R ^[1]; Gavriil, F P ^[2]; Woods, P M ^[3]

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1. Department of Physics, Rutherford Physics Building, McGill University, 3600 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8 (Canada)
2. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrophysics Science Division, Code 662, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (United States)
3. Dynetics, Inc., 1000 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, AL 35806 (United States)

We present an analysis of the extended emission around the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408 using four XMM-Newton observations taken with the source in varying states of outburst as well as in quiescence. We find that the extended emission flux is highly variable and strongly correlated with the flux of the magnetar. Based on this result, as well as on spectral and energetic considerations, we conclude that the extended emission is dominated by a dust-scattering halo and not a pulsar wind nebula (PWN), as has been previously argued. We obtain an upper limit on the 2-10 keV flux of a possible PWN of 4.7 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup -14} erg s{sup -1} cm{sup -2}, three times less than the previously claimed value, implying an efficiency for conversion of spin-down energy into nebular luminosity of <9 Multiplication-Sign 10{sup -4} (assuming a distance of 4 kpc). We do, however, find strong evidence for X-ray emission from the supernova remnant shell surrounding the pulsar, as previously reported.

• OSTI ID: 21612662
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 742; ISSN ASJOAB; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
DUSTS
LUMINOSITY
NEBULAE
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PULSARS
STARS
SUPERNOVA REMNANTS