Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-11-25
Astrophys.J. 616 (2004) 346-356
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
30 pages, AAStex, 5 figures, format fixed
Scientific paper
10.1086/424836
Most of the proposed associations between magnetars and supernova remnant suffer from age problems. Usually, supernova remnants ages are determined from an approximation of the Sedov-Taylor phase relation between radius and age, for a fixed energy of the explosion ~ 10^{51} erg. Those ages do not generally agree with the characteristic ages of the (proposed) associated magnetars. We show quantitatively that, by taking into account the energy injected on the supernova remnant by magnetar spin-down, a faster expansion results, improving matches between characteristic ages and supernova remnants ages. However, the magnetar velocities inferred from observations would inviabilize some associations. Since characteristic ages may not be good age estimators, their influence on the likelihood of the association may not be as important. In this work we present simple numerical simulations of supernova remnants expansion with internal magnetars, and apply it to the observed objects. A short initial spin period, thought to be important for the very generation of the magnetic field, is also relevant for the modified expansion of the remnant. We next analyze all proposed associations case-by-case, addressing the likelyhood of each one, according to this perspective. We consider a larger explosion energy and reasses the characteristic age issue, and conclude that about 50% of the associations can be true ones, provided SGRs and AXPs are magnetars.
Allen Michael P.
Horvath Jorge Ernesto
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