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- Title
Chandra smells a RRAT.
- Authors
Gaensler, Bryan M.; McLaughlin, Maura; Reynolds, Stephen; Borkowski, Kazik; Rea, Nanda; Possenti, Andrea; Israel, Gianluca; Burgay, Marta; Camilo, Fernando; Chatterjee, Shami; Kramer, Michael; Lyne, Andrew; Stairs, Ingrid
- Abstract
“Rotating RAdio Transients” (RRATs) are a newly discovered astronomical phenomenon, characterised by occasional brief radio bursts, with average intervals between bursts ranging from minutes to hours. The burst spacings allow identification of periodicities, which fall in the range 0.4 to 7 seconds. The RRATs thus seem to be rotating neutron stars, albeit with properties very different from the rest of the population. We here present the serendipitous detection with the Chandra X-ray Observatory of a bright point-like X-ray source coincident with one of the RRATs. We discuss the temporal and spectral properties of this X-ray emission, consider counterparts in other wavebands, and interpret these results in the context of possible explanations for the RRAT population.
- Subjects
SOLAR radio bursts; NEUTRON stars; OBSERVATORIES; X-ray spectroscopy; RADIATION sources
- Publication
Astrophysics & Space Science, 2007, Vol 308, Issue 1-4, p95
- ISSN
0004-640X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10509-007-9352-8