Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2011-04-14
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
6 pp., 1 figure, to appear in RAA Letters
Scientific paper
We discuss in this Letter the association of the candidate magnetar CXOU J171405.7-381031 with the supernova remnant CTB 37B. The recent detection of the period derivative of the object allowed an estimation of a young characteristic age of only $\sim 1000 yr$. This value is too small to be compatible even with the minimum radius of the remnant $\geq 10 pc$, the value corresponding to the {\it lower} limit of the estimated distance of $10.2 \pm 3.5 kpc$, unless the true distance happens to be even smaller than the lower limit. We argue that a consistent scenario for the remnant origin, in which the latter is powered by the energy injected by a young magnetar, is indeed more accurate to explain the young age, and points out to its non-standard (i.e. magnetar-driven) nature.
Allen Michael P.
Horvath Jorge Ernesto
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