Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004apj...603..682m&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 603, Issue 2, pp. 682-689.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Stars: Pulsars: Individual: Alphanumeric: Psr J0537-6910, Stars: Neutron, X-Rays: Stars
Scientific paper
We report the results of an extensive monitoring campaign of PSR J0537-6910, the 16 ms pulsar in the Large Magellanic Cloud, using data acquired with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer. The spin evolution of this pulsar is found to experience extreme episodic discontinuities in its spin-down rate during the 2.6 yr campaign. The rate of occurrence of these timing glitches is 2.3 per year, comparable to the highest seen for any pulsar. The mean glitch amplitude produced a fractional change in the frequency of Δν/ν=0.36×10-6 and in the frequency derivative of Δν/ν=3×10-4. Despite this prodigious timing activity, we are able to derive a phase-connected timing solution between glitch events with an average spin-down rate of -1.9743×10-10 Hz s-1. The integrated effect of the glitches in ν was so large that the apparent characteristic age of the pulsar (-ν/2ν) decreased significantly during the campaign. We discuss the implications of a large glitch activity and high braking index on the spin evolution of young pulsars.
Gotthelf Eric Van
Marshall Francis E.
Middleditch John
Wang Daniel Q.
Zhang Wanchuan
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