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We present detailed spectral and temporal characteristics both in the hard X-ray (>10 keV) and soft X-ray (<10 keV) domains, obtained using data from INTEGRAL, XMM-Newton, ASCA and RXTE. The INTEGRAL time-averaged total spectrum shows a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. R. den Hartog , L. Kuiper , W. Hermsen , V. M. Kaspi , R. Dib , J. Knoedlseder , F. P. Gavriil

In 2003 a previously unpulsed Einstein and ROSAT source cataloged as soft and dim (Lx of few 10^33 ergs) thermal emitting object, namely XTE J1810-197, was identified as the first unambiguous transient Anomalous X-ray Pulsar. Two years…

In January 2009, multiple short bursts of soft gamma-rays were detected from the direction of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408 by different satellites. Here we report on the observations obtained with the INTEGRAL SPI-ACS detector…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-11 S. Mereghetti , D. Gotz , G. Weidenspointner , A. von Kienlin , P. Esposito , A. Tiengo , G. Vianello , G. L. Israel , L. Stella , R. Turolla , N. Rea , S. Zane

The quiescent emission of the anomalous X-ray pulsar (AXP) 4U 0142+61 extends over a broad range of energy, from radio up to hard X-rays. In particular, this object is unique among soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) and AXPs in presenting…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-05-25 Sarah V. Borges , Claudia V. Rodrigues , Jaziel G. Coelho , Manuel Malheiro , Manuel Castro

We observed the anomalous X-ray pulsar 4U 0142+61 using the Proportional Counter Array (PCA) aboard the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) in March 1996. The pulse frequency was measured as f = 0.11510039(3) Hz with an upper limit of df/dt…

The Be/X-ray binary A 0535+26 showed a normal (type I) outburst in August/September 2005, which reached a maximum X-ray flux of 400mCrab in the 5-100keV range. The outburst was observed by INTEGRAL and RXTE. The energy of the fundamental…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 I. Caballero , U. Kraus , K. Postnov , A. Santangelo , P. Kretschmar , D. Klochkov , R. Staubert

On September 21, 2006, an intense (~10^39 erg/s) and short (20 ms) burst was detected by Swift BAT at a position consistent with that of the candidate Anomalous X-ray Pulsar, CXOU J164710.2-455216, discovered by Chandra in 2005. Swift…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 G. L. Israel , S. Campana , S. Dall'Osso , M. P. Muno , J. Cummings , R. Perna , L. Stella

Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs) belong to a class of neutron stars believed to harbor the strongest magnetic fields in the universe, as indicated by their energetic bursts and their rapid spindowns. However, an unambiguous measurement of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Tolga Guver , Feryal Ozel , Ersin Gogus , Chryssa Kouveliotou

Several observations obtained in the last few years indicate that Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters (SGRs) and Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs) are basically a single class of isolated neutron stars. Their properties are well explained by the magnetar…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-05-01 Sandro Mereghetti

Following our discovery of radio pulsations from the newly recognized Anomalous X-ray Pulsar (AXP) 1E 1547.0-5408, we initiated X-ray monitoring with the Swift X-ray Telescope, and obtained a single target-of-opportunity observation with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. P. Halpern , E. V. Gotthelf , J. Reynolds , S. M. Ransom , F. Camilo

The magnetar 1E~1547$-$5408 recently exhibited two periods of outburst, beginning on 2008 October 3 and 2009 January 22. Here we present an analysis of the persistent radiative evolution and a statistical study of the burst properties…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 Paul Scholz , Victoria M. Kaspi

The anomalous X-ray pulsar 4U 0142+61 was studied by the INTEGRAL observations. The hard X-ray spectrum of 18 -- 500 keV for 4U 0142+61 was derived using near 9 years of INTEGRAL/IBIS data. We obtained the average hard X-ray spectrum of 4U…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 Wei Wang , Hao Tong , Yan-Jun Guo

We report the discovery of type-I X-ray bursts from the low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1708-40 during the 100 ks observation performed by BeppoSAX on 1999 August 15-16. Six X-ray bursts have been observed. The unabsorbed 2-10 keV fluxes of the…

The 2.1-s anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408 exhibited an X-ray outburst on 2009 January 22, emitting a large number of short bursts. The wide-band all- sky monitor (WAM) on-board Suzaku detected at least 254 bursts in the 160keV-6.2MeV…

We have searched for persistent radio pulsations, bright single pulses, and bursts from four Southern anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs). Deep observations were conducted at 1.4 GHz in 1999 July and August with the Parkes 64-m telescope. For…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Fronefield Crawford , Jason W. T. Hessels , Victoria M. Kaspi

Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs) are a class of rare X-ray pulsars whose energy source has been perplexing for some 20 years. Unlike other, better understood X-ray pulsars, AXPs cannot be powered by rotation or by accretion from a binary…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 F. P. Gavriil , V. M. Kaspi , P. M. Woods

[abridged] The LMXB 4U 0614+091 is a source of sporadic thermonuclear (type I) X-ray bursts. We find bursts with a wide variety of characteristics in serendipitous wide-field X-ray observations by EURECA/WATCH, RXTE/ASM, BeppoSAX/WFC,…

I review recent observational progress on Anomalous X-ray Pulsars, with an emphasis on timing, variability, and spectra. Highlighted results include the recent timing and flux stabilization of the notoriously unstable AXP 1E 1048.1-5937,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 V. M. Kaspi

We present here timing and spectral analyses of SGR J1830$-$0645 based on an AstroSat observation carried out on 2020 October 16, about a week after the onset of its first detected X-ray outburst. Using data taken with the Soft X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-17 Rahul Sharma , Chetana Jain , Biswajit Paul , T. R. Seshadri

We present the broad-band noise structure of selected Anomalous X-Ray Pulsars (AXPs) and Soft Gamma Repeaters (SGRs) in the 2-60 keV energy band. We have analyzed Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer Proportional Counter Array archival light curves…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-11-13 B. Kulebi , S. Balman