The radio shut-off, glitch, and X-ray burst in 1E 1547.0-5408 interpreted through magnetic reconfiguration
arXiv:2302.13777 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stad1672
Abstract
A short X-ray burst was observed from the radio-loud magnetar 1E 1547.0-5408 in 2022 April. Unusually however, the source stopped showing radio pulsations weeks prior to the burst. After recovery, radio timing revealed that the object had also undergone a modest glitch. A model for the overall event is constructed where an initially mild perturbation adjusts the magnetic geometry near the polar caps, leading to shallow fractures. Crustal ejecta or particles leaking from a pair-plasma fireball pollute the magnetospheric gaps, shutting off the pulsar mechanism, but the energy release is not yet large enough to noticeably enhance the X-ray flux. This perturbation gradually ramps, eventuating in a large-scale energy redistribution which fuels the burst. The star's mass quadrupole moment changes in tandem, issuing a glitch. Some quantitative estimates for the magnetic reconfiguration under this interpretation are provided, based on a quasi-static model where the fluid evolves through a sequence of hydromagnetic equilibria.
8 pages, 4 figures. Minor changes to match published version. Accepted for publication in MNRAS
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