Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-08-22
Astrophys.SpaceSci.308:79-87,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
8 pages, 7 figures, 1 table, latex. To appear in the proceedings of "Isolated Neutron Stars", Astrophysics & Space Science, in
Scientific paper
10.1007/s10509-007-9327-9
We present the latest results from a multi-epoch timing and spectral study of the Transient Anomalous X-ray Pulsar XTE J1810-197. We have acquired seven observations of this pulsar with the Newton X-ray Multi-mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) over the course of two and a half years, to follow the spectral evolution as the source fades from outburst. The spectrum is arguably best characterized by a two-temperature blackbody whose luminosities are decreasing exponentially with tau_1 = 870 days and tau_2 = 280 days, respectively. The temperatures of these components are currently cooling at a rate of 22% per year from a nearly constant value recorded at earlier epochs of kT_1 = 0.25 keV and kT_2 = 0.67 keV, respectively. The new data show that the temperature T_1 and luminosity of that component have nearly returned to their historic quiescent levels and that its pulsed fraction, which has steadily decreased with time, is now consistent with the previous lack of detected pulsations in quiescence. We also summarize the detections of radio emission from XTE J1810-197, the first confirmed for any AXP. We consider possible models for the emission geometry and mechanisms of XTE J1810-197.
Gotthelf Eric Van
Halpern Jules P.
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