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We present an analysis of the extended emission around the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1547.0-5408 using four XMM-Newton observations taken with the source in varying states of outburst as well as in quiescence. We find that the extended…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-11-15 S. A. Olausen , V. M. Kaspi , C. -Y. Ng , W. W. Zhu , R. Dib , F. P. Gavriil , P. M. Woods

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

We apply mid-infrared spectro-interferometry to the massive young stellar object CRL2136. The observations were performed with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer and the MIDI instrument at a 42m baseline probing angular scales of 50…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 W. J. de Wit , M. G. Hoare , R. D. Oudmaijer , D. E. A Nuernberger , H. E. Wheelwright , S. L. Lumsden

We report on optical and NIR observations obtained during and after the 2004 December discovery outburst of the X-ray transient and accretion-powered millisecond pulsar IGR J00291+5934. Our observations monitored the evolution of the…

The majority of High Mass X-ray Binaries (HMXBs) behave as X-ray pulsars, revealing that they contain a magnetised neutron star. Among the four HMXBs not showing pulsations, and that do not show the characteristics of accreting black holes,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Blay , M. Ribo , I. Negueruela , J. M. Torrejon , P. Reig , A. Camero , I. F. Mirabel , V. Reglero

We present Spitzer observations of thirteen z~6 quasars using the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS). All the quasars except SDSS J000552.34-000655.8 (SDSS J0005-0006) were detected with high…

We present temporal and spectral analysis of simultaneous 0.5-79 keV Swift-XRT and NuSTAR observations of the magnetar 4U 0142+61. The pulse profile changes significantly with photon energy between 3 and 35 keV. The pulse fraction increases…

We present the results of simultaneous observations of the transitional millisecond pulsar (tMSP) candidate CXOU J110926.4-650224 with the XMM-Newton satellite and the MeerKAT telescope. The source was found at an average X-ray luminosity…

The recent detection of pulsations from the ultra luminous X-ray source (ULX) NuSTAR J095551+6940.8 in M82 by Bachetti et al. indicates that the object is an accreting neutron star in a high mass X-ray binary (HMXB) system. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-01-13 K. Y. Ekşi , İ. C. Andaç , S. Çıkıntoğlu , A. A. Gençali , C. Güngör , F. Öztekin

We present Spitzer 70um and 160um observations of the Spitzer extragalactic First Look Survey (xFLS). The data reduction techniques and the methods for producing co-added mosaics and source catalogs are discussed. Currently, 26% of the 70um…

We present X-ray, infrared and radio observations of the field centered on X-ray source 1E 1547.0-5408 in the Galactic Plane. A new Chandra observation of this source shows it is unresolved at arc-second resolution, and a new XMM…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Joseph D. Gelfand , B. M. Gaensler

We report on two RossiXTE observations of the anomalous X-ray pulsars 1E 1048.1-5937 and 1E 2259+586. Both sources have continued their almost constant spin-down during 1995/96. We carried out a search for orbital Doppler shifts, in their…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 S. Mereghetti , G. L. Israel , L. Stella

Two sensitive Chandra X-ray observations of the heavily-reddened galactic starburst cluster Westerlund 1 in May and June 2005 detected a previously unknown X-ray pulsar (CXO J164710.20-455217). Its slow 10.6 s pulsations, moderate X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 S. L. Skinner , R. Perna , S. A. Zhekov

We present Spitzer/IRS mid-infrared spectra for 15 gravitationally lensed, 24 micron--selected galaxies, and combine the results with 4 additional very faint galaxies with IRS spectra in the literature. The median intrinsic 24 micron flux…

We present the discovery of the first X-ray counterpart to a Rotating RAdio Transient (RRAT) source. RRAT J1819--1458 is a relatively highly magnetized (B $\sim 5\times10^{13}$ G) member of a new class of unusual pulsar-like objects…

We present follow-up observations of the serendipitously discovered 7-s X-ray pulsar AX J1845-0258, which displays characteristics similar to those observed in the anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs). We find a dramatic reduction in its 3-10 keV…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 G. Vasisht , E. V. Gotthelf , K. Torii , B. M. Gaensler

We model the pulse profiles and the phase resolved spectra of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937 obtained with XMM-Newton to map its surface temperature distribution during an active and a quiescent epoch. We develop and apply a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 Tolga Guver , Ersin Gogus , Feryal Ozel

We report 60 and 90 micron observations of 7 millisecond pulsars with ISO. The pulsar PSR B1257+12 is orbited by three planets, and other millisecond pulsars may be orbited by dust disks that represent planets that failed to form or their…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Joseph Lazio , J. Fischer

The long term (~1.5 years) X-ray enhancement and the accompanying infrared enhancement light curves of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 2259+58 following the major bursting epoch can be accounted for by the relaxation of a fall back disk that…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 U. Ertan , E. Gogus , M. A. Alpar

We have observed the 5.54s anomalous X-ray pulsar XTE J1810-197 at radio, millimeter, and infrared (IR) wavelengths, with the aim of learning about its broad-band spectrum. At the IRAM 30m telescope, we have detected the magnetar at 88 and…