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X射线热孤立中子星RX J0806.4--4123的NICER计时

NICER timing of the X-ray thermal isolated neutron star RX J0806.4--4123

B. Posselt, G. G. Pavlov, W. C. G. Ho, F. Haberl

AI总结:

利用NICER对RX J0806.4-4123进行X射线计时,测得自转减慢率,其自转减慢功率为XTINS中最低,比X射线光度低60倍。

摘要:

X射线热孤立中子星(XTINS)RX J0806.4--4123展现出有趣的多波段性质,这些性质似乎偏离了类似中子星的特性。精确测定自旋频率随时间的变化有助于解释RX J0806.4-4123的性质,并将其与其他XTINS以及更广泛脉冲星种群进行比较。从2019年到2023年,我们利用NICER仪器对RX J0806.4-4123开展了一次量身定制的X射线计时观测活动。我们利用傅里叶系数的统计性质和$Z_K^2$检验来对独立观测进行相位连接,并为整个数据集寻找计时解。我们还开发了一种简单且通用的方法,用于根据$Z_K^2$对这些参数试验值的经验依赖性来估计频率$ν$及其导数$\dotν$的不确定性,同时考虑频率的所有显著谐波。应用该方法,我们确定了自转减慢率$\dotν = -7.3(1.2)\times 10^{-17}\\,{\rm Hz\\, s}^{-1}$。由此得到的自转减慢功率$\dot{E}=2.6\times 10^{29}$ erg s$^{-1}$是XTINS中最低的,并且比该中子星的X射线光度低60倍。RX J0806.4-4123也属于一般测量中$\dot{E}$最低的脉冲星之列。

英文摘要:

The X-ray thermal isolated neutron star (XTINS) RX J0806.4--4123 shows interesting multiwavelength properties that seemingly deviate from those of similar neutron stars. An accurate determination of the spin frequency change over time can assist in interpreting RX J0806.4-4123's properties in comparison to those of other XTINSs and the wider pulsar population. From 2019 to 2023 we carried out a tailored X-ray timing campaign of RX J0806.4-4123 with the NICER instrument. We used statistical properties of the Fourier coefficients and the $Z_K^2$ test for phase-connecting separate observations and finding a timing solution for the entire dataset. We also developed a simple and universal method for estimating the uncertainties of frequency $ν$ and its derivative $\dotν$ from the empirical dependencies of $Z_K^2$ on trial values of these parameters, with account of all significant harmonics of the frequency. Applying this method, we determined a spin-down rate $\dotν = -7.3(1.2)\times 10^{-17}\,{\rm Hz\, s}^{-1}$. The resulting spin-down power $\dot{E}=2.6\times 10^{29}$ erg s$^{-1}$ is the lowest among the XTINSs, and it is a factor of 60 lower than the X-ray luminosity of this neutron star. RX J0806.4-4123 is also among the pulsars with the lowest measured $\dot{E}$ in general.

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