Chandra observations of the high-magnetic-field radio pulsar J1718-3718

Weiwei Zhu, Victoria M. Kaspi, Maura A. McLaughlin, George G. Pavlov, Chi Yong Ng, Richard N. Manchester, Bryan M. Gaensler, Peter M. Woods

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Abstract

We report on four Chandra observations of the high-magnetic-field pulsar J1718-3718 taken in 2009 as well as a re-analysis of 2002 Chandra observations. We detect clear pulsations at the pulsar's period in the 2009 data. We found that the pulsar's X-ray radiation is mostly thermal emission with a blackbody temperature of 186-18+19eV. The pulsar's properties are compared to that of some high-magnetic-field pulsars and normal pulsars. Implications of our findings are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAstrophysics of Neutron Stars 2010 - A Conference in Honor of M. Ali Alpar
Pages70-73
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventAstrophysics of Neutron Stars 2010 - A Conference in Honor of M. Ali Alpar - Cesme, Izmir, Turkey
Duration: Aug 2 2010Aug 6 2010

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1379
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

OtherAstrophysics of Neutron Stars 2010 - A Conference in Honor of M. Ali Alpar
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityCesme, Izmir
Period8/2/108/6/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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