VLA Observations of Single Pulses from the Galactic Center Magnetar. (arXiv:1905.00632v1 [astro-ph.HE])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Wharton_R/0/1/0/all/0/1">R. S. Wharton</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Chatterjee_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">S. Chatterjee</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Cordes_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">J. M. Cordes</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Bower_G/0/1/0/all/0/1">G. C. Bower</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Butler_B/0/1/0/all/0/1">B. J. Butler</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Deller_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A. T. Deller</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Demorest_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">P. Demorest</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lazio_T/0/1/0/all/0/1">T. J. W. Lazio</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Ransom_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">S. M. Ransom</a>
We present the results of a 7-12 GHz phased-array study of the Galactic
center magnetar J1745-2900 with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA).
Using data from two 6.5 hour observations from September 2014, we find that the
average profile is comprised of several distinct components at these epochs and
is stable over $sim$day timescales and $sim$GHz frequencies. Comparison with
additional phased VLA data at 8.7 GHz shows significant profile changes on
longer timescales. The average profile at 7-12 GHz is dominated by the jitter
of relatively narrow pulses. The pulses in each of the four main profile
components seen in September 2014 are uncorrelated in phase and amplitude,
though there is a small but significant correlation in the occurrence of pulses
in two of the profile components. Using the brightest pulses, we measure the
dispersion and scattering parameters of J1745-2900. A joint fit of 38 pulses
gives a 10 GHz pulse broadening time of $tau_{rm sc, 10} = 0.09 pm 0.03~rm
ms$ and a dispersion measure of ${rm DM} = 1760^{+2.4}_{-1.3}~{rm
pc~cm}^{-3}$. Both of these results are consistent with previous measurements,
which suggests that the scattering and dispersion measure of J1745-2900 may be
stable on timescales of several years.
We present the results of a 7-12 GHz phased-array study of the Galactic
center magnetar J1745-2900 with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA).
Using data from two 6.5 hour observations from September 2014, we find that the
average profile is comprised of several distinct components at these epochs and
is stable over $sim$day timescales and $sim$GHz frequencies. Comparison with
additional phased VLA data at 8.7 GHz shows significant profile changes on
longer timescales. The average profile at 7-12 GHz is dominated by the jitter
of relatively narrow pulses. The pulses in each of the four main profile
components seen in September 2014 are uncorrelated in phase and amplitude,
though there is a small but significant correlation in the occurrence of pulses
in two of the profile components. Using the brightest pulses, we measure the
dispersion and scattering parameters of J1745-2900. A joint fit of 38 pulses
gives a 10 GHz pulse broadening time of $tau_{rm sc, 10} = 0.09 pm 0.03~rm
ms$ and a dispersion measure of ${rm DM} = 1760^{+2.4}_{-1.3}~{rm
pc~cm}^{-3}$. Both of these results are consistent with previous measurements,
which suggests that the scattering and dispersion measure of J1745-2900 may be
stable on timescales of several years.
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