SPIN-DOWN OF THE LONG-PERIOD ACCRETING PULSAR 4U 2206+54

被引:27
|
作者
Finger, Mark H. [1 ,2 ]
Ikhsanov, Nazar R. [1 ,3 ,4 ]
Wilson-Hodge, Colleen A. [3 ]
Patel, Sandeep K. [5 ]
机构
[1] Natl Space Sci & Technol Ctr, Huntsville, AL USA
[2] Univ Space Res Assoc, Huntsville, AL 35806 USA
[3] NASA, Space Sci Off, George C Marshall Space Flight Ctr, Huntsville, AL 35812 USA
[4] Pulkovo Observ, St Petersburg 196140, Russia
[5] Opt Sci Corp, Huntsville, AL 35806 USA
来源
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL | 2010年 / 709卷 / 02期
基金
俄罗斯基础研究基金会; 美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
accretion; accretion disks; pulsars: individual (4U 2206+54); X-rays: binaries; X-RAY BINARY; MAGNETIC NEUTRON-STARS; SOURCE 4U-2206+54; WIND-ACCRETION; FIELD DECAY; ORIGIN; MODEL; DISKS;
D O I
10.1088/0004-637X/709/2/1249
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
4U 2206+54 is a high-mass X-ray binary which has been suspected to contain a neutron star accreting from the wind of its companion, BD+53 degrees 2790. Reig et al. have recently detected 5560 s period pulsations in both Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) and International Gamma-ray Astrophysics Laboratory observations which they conclude are due to the spin of the neutron star. We present observations made with Suzaku which are contemporaneous with their RXTE observation of this source. We find strong pulsations at a period of 5554 +/- 9 s in agreement with their results. We also present a reanalysis of BeppoSAX observations of 4U 2206+54 made in 1998, in which we find strong pulsations at a period of 5420 +/- 28 s, revealing a spin-down trend in this long-period accreting pulsar. Analysis of these data suggests that the neutron star in this system is an accretion-powered magnetar.
引用
收藏
页码:1249 / 1256
页数:8
相关论文
共 38 条
  • [21] Evidence for a magnetic neutron star in high-mass X-ray binary 4U 2206+54 with INTEGRAL/IBIS observations
    Wang, Wei
    MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 398 (03) : 1428 - 1434
  • [22] Further evidence for the presence of a neutron star in 4U 2206+54. INTEGRAL and VLA observations
    Blay, P
    Ribó, M
    Negueruela, I
    Torrejon, JM
    Reig, P
    Camero, A
    Mirabel, IF
    Reglero, V
    ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 2005, 438 (03): : 963 - 972
  • [23] Wind accretion in the massive X-ray binary 4U 2206+54:: abnormally slow wind and a moderately eccentric orbit
    Ribó, M
    Negueruela, I
    Blay, P
    Torrejón, JM
    Reig, P
    ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 2006, 449 (02) : 687 - 698
  • [24] Timing of the accreting millisecond pulsar IGR J17591-2342: evidence of spin-down during accretion
    Sanna, A.
    Burderi, L.
    Gendreau, K. C.
    Di Salvo, T.
    Ray, P. S.
    Riggio, A.
    Gambino, A. F.
    Iaria, R.
    Piga, L.
    Malacaria, C.
    Jaisawal, G. K.
    MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 2020, 495 (02) : 1641 - 1649
  • [25] Constraints on the disc-magnetosphere interaction in accreting pulsar 4U 1626-67
    Turkoglu, M. Metehan
    Ozsukan, Gokce
    Erkut, M. Hakan
    Eksi, K. Yavuz
    MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 2017, 471 (01) : 422 - 430
  • [26] Understanding the coexistence of spin-up and spin-down behaviours in long-period X-ray pulsars
    Wang, W.
    Tong, H.
    MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 2020, 492 (01) : 762 - 769
  • [27] INTEGRAL/IBIS observations of a hard X-ray outburst in high-mass X-ray binary 4U 2206+54
    Wang, W.
    ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 2010, 520
  • [28] A Bulk and Thermal Comptonization Model for the Accreting Pulsar 4U 0115+63
    Ferrigno, Carlo
    Becker, Peter A.
    Segreto, Alberto
    Mineo, Teresa
    Santangelo, Andrea
    SIMBOL-X: FOCUSING ON THE HARD X-RAY UNIVERSE, 2009, 1126 : 331 - +
  • [29] Detection of the free precession period of the accreting neutron star in 4U 1820-30
    Chen, D. D.
    Liu, Q. Z.
    MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 2023, 523 (02) : 2663 - 2677
  • [30] ACCELERATED ORBITAL EXPANSION AND SECULAR SPIN-DOWN OF THE ACCRETING MILLISECOND PULSAR SAX J1808.4-3658
    Patruno, Alessandro
    Bult, Peter
    Gopakumar, Achamveedu
    Hartman, Jacob M.
    Wijnands, Rudy
    van der Klis, Michiel
    Chakrabarty, Deepto
    ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, 2012, 746 (02)