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Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer X-Ray Timing of the Radio and gamma-Ray Quiet Pulsars PSR J1412+7922 and PSR J1849-0001

  • Slavko Bogdanov*
  • , Wynn C. G. Ho
  • , Teruaki Enoto
  • , Sebastien Guillot
  • , Alice K. Harding
  • , Gaurava K. Jaisawal
  • , Christian Malacaria
  • , Sridhar S. Manthripragada
  • , Zaven Arzoumanian
  • , Keith C. Gendreau
  • *Corresponding author for this work
    • Columbia University
    • Haverford College
    • Kyoto University
    • CNRS
    • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    • NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

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    Abstract

    We present new timing and spectral analyses of PSR J1412+7922 (Calvera) and PSR J1849-0001, which are only seen as pulsars in X-rays, based on observations conducted with the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer. We obtain updated and substantially improved pulse ephemerides compared to previous X-ray studies, as well as spectra that can be well fit by simple blackbodies and/or a power law. Our refined timing measurements enable deeper searches for pulsations at other wavelengths and sensitive targeted searches by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)/Virgo for continuous gravitational waves from these neutron stars. Using the sensitivity of LIGO' s first observing run, we estimate constraints that a gravitational wave search of these pulsars would be obtained on the size of their mass deformation and r-mode fluid oscillation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number69
    JournalAstrophysical Journal
    Volume877
    Issue number2
    Number of pages8
    ISSN0004-637X
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

    Keywords

    • Gravitational waves
    • Pulsars: general
    • Pulsars: individual (PSR J1412+7922, PSR J1849-0001)
    • Stars: neutron
    • X-rays: stars

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