Chandra Observations of the Anomalous X-ray Pulsar 4U 0142+61

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2002-12-18

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0212412v1

Astrophys.J. 587 (2003) 367-372

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

15 pages, accepted for publication in ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/368072

We present X-ray imaging, timing, and phase resolved spectroscopy of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 4U 0142+61 using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The spectrum is well described by a power law plus blackbody model with power law index = 3.35(2), kT_BB=0.458(3) keV, and N_H=0.91(2) x 10^{22} cm^{-2}$; we find no significant evidence for spectral features (0.5-7.0 keV). Time resolved X-ray spectroscopy shows evidence for evolution in phase in either index, or KT_BB, or some combination thereof as a function of pulse phase. We derive a precise X-ray position for the source and determine its spin period, P=8.68866(30) s. We have detected emission beyond 4 arcsec from the central source and extending beyond 100 arcsec, likely due to dust scattering in the interstellar medium.

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