X-Ray Bursts from Anomalous X-Ray Pulsars

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Sep 2002

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Chandra Proposal ID #04500615

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Chandra Proposal Id #04500615

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We have recently discovered two X-ray bursts from the direction of the anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) 1E 1048.1-5937 in data obtained with the PCA aboard the RXTE. The probability that these represent the discovery of X-ray bursts from an anomalous X-ray pulsar, like those seen in soft gamma repeaters (SGRs), is very high. We request a Chandra TOO observation of 1E 1048.1-5937 or any AXP, to be triggered by the detection of bursting behavior using data from our already-approved RXTE monitoring project. The confirmation that X-ray bursts are indeed coming from the precise position of 1E 1048.1-5937 would be a landmark discovery, and a major victory for the magnetar model for AXPs and SGRs.

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