Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-05-25
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
11 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20040440
We report on the analysis of new X-ray data obtained with XMM-Newton and Chandra from two ROSAT-discovered X-ray dim isolated neutron stars. RX J0806.4-4123 was observed with XMM-Newton in April 2003, 2.5 years after the first observation. The EPIC-pn data confirm that this object is an X-ray pulsar with 11.371 s neutron star spin period. The X-ray spectrum is consistent with absorbed black-body emission with a temperature kT = 96 eV and NH = 4x10^19 cm^-2 without significant changes between the two observations. Four XMM-Newton observations of RX J0420.0-5022 between December 2002 and July 2003 did not confirm the 22.7 s pulsations originally indicated in ROSAT data, but clearly reveal a 3.453 s period. A fit to the X-ray spectrum using an absorbed black-body model yields kT = 45 eV, the lowest value found from the small group of XDINs and NH = 1.0x10^20 cm^-2. Including a broad absorption line improves the quality of the spectral fits considerably for both objects and may indicate the presence of absorption features similar to those reported from RBS1223, RX J1605.3+3249 and RX J0720.4-3125. For both targets we derive accurate X-ray positions from the Chandra data and present an optical counterpart candidate for RX J0420.0-5022 with B = 26.6+/-0.3 mag from VLT imaging.
Cropper Mark
Gaensicke Boris T.
Haberl Franck
Motch Ch.
Reinsch Klaus
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