Deep XMM-Newton Spectroscopic and Timing Observations of the Isolated Radio Millisecond Pulsar PSR J0030+0451

Abstract

We present deep XMM-Newton EPIC spectroscopic and timing X-ray observations of the nearby solitary radio millisecond pulsar, PSR J0030+0451. Its emission spectrum in the 0.1-10 keV range is found to be remarkably similar to that of the nearest and best studied millisecond pulsar, PSR J0437-4715, being well described by a predominantly thermal two-temperature model plus a faint hard tail evident above ~2 keV. The pulsed emission in the 0.3-2 keV band is characterized by two broad pulses with pulsed fraction ~60-70%, consistent with a mostly thermal origin of the X-rays only if the surface polar cap radiation is from a light-element atmosphere. Modeling of the thermal pulses permits us to place constraints on the neutron star radius of R>10.7 (95% confidence) and R>10.4 km (at 99.9% confidence) for M=1.4 M_sun.

8 pages, 7 figures; accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal

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