Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Aug 2005
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Spitzer Proposal ID #257
Statistics
Applications
Scientific paper
Spitzer measurements of pulsar infrared light curves is a capability that, while quite feasible, has yet to be exploited by any approved program. To explore this techniqye we propose to use the rapid readout capability of the IRAC subarray mode to obtain long time histories of the emission form three Anomalous X-Ray Pulsars (AXPs) know to have near-infrared counterparts. The light curves will be obtained by first extracting the source fluxes at the known pulsar position and then phase-folding them at the pulsar period. While these observations are expected to significantly expand our understanding of the emission mechanisms of AXPs, the primary objective is to demonstrate the Spitzer capability of measuring pulsar light curves with potential applications to the study of periodic and quasi-periodic emission from other AXPs, Soft Gamma Repeaters (SGRs), isolated radio and X-ray pulsars, and perhaps accreting binary pulsars.
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