NuSTAR observations of magnetar 1E 1841-045

Abstract

We report new spectral and temporal observations of the magnetar 1E 1841-045 in the Kes 73 supernova remnant obtained with the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR). Combined with new Swift and archival XMM-Newton and Chandra observations, the phase-averaged spectrum is well characterized by a blackbody plus double power-law model, in agreement with previous, multi-mission X-ray results. However, we are unable to reproduce the spectral results reported using Suzaku observations. The pulsed fraction of the source is found to increase with photon energy. The measured rms pulsed fraction is ~12% and ~17% at ~20 keV and ~50 keV, respectively. We detect a new feature in the 24--35 keV band pulse profile that is uniquely double-peaked. This feature may be associated with a possible absorption or emission feature in the phase-resolved spectrum. We fit the X-ray data using the recently developed electron-positron outflow model of Beloborodov (2013) for the hard X-ray emission from magnetars. This produces a satisfactory fit allowing a constraint on the angle between the rotation and magnetic axes of the neutron star of ~20 degrees and on the angle between the rotation axis and line-of-sight of ~50 degrees. In this model, the soft X-ray component is inconsistent with a single blackbody; adding a second blackbody or a power-law component fits the data. The two-blackbody interpretation suggests a hot spot of temperature kT~0.9 keV occupying ~1% of the stellar surface.

9 pages, 4 figures and 4 tables, accepted for publication in ApJ

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