Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-02-01
Astrophys.J. 627 (2005) 376-382
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
21 pages, 5 eps figures. Submitted to ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/429714
We present photometry of the Anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E1048.1-5937 in the infrared and optical, taken at Magellan and the VLT. The object is detected in the I, J and Ks bands under excellent conditions. We find that the source has varied greatly in its infrared brightness and present these new magnitudes. No correlation is found between the infrared flux and spin-down rate, but the infrared flux and X-ray flux may be anti-correlated. Assuming nominal reddening values, the resultant spectral energy distribution is found to be inconsistent with the only other AXP SED available (for 4U0142+61). We consider the effect of the uncertainty in the reddening to the source on its SED. We find that although both the X-ray and infrared fluxes have varied greatly for this source, the most recent flux ratio is remarkably consistent with what is is found for other AXPs. Finally, we discuss the implications of our findings in the context of the magnetar model.
Durant Martin
van Kerkwijk Marten Henric
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