Time-resolved X-ray spectral modeling of an intermediate burst from SGR1900+14 observed by HETE-2/FREGATE and WXM

Abstract

We present a detailed analysis of a 3.5 s long burst from SGR1900+14 which occurred on 2001 July 2. The 2-150 keV time-integrated energy spectrum is well described by the sum of two blackbodies whose temperatures are approximately 4.3 and 9.8 keV. The time-resolved energy spectra are similarly well fit by the sum of two blackbodies. The higher temperature blackbody evolves with time in a manner consistent with a shrinking emitting surface. The interpretation of these results in the context of the magnetar model suggests that the two blackbody fit is an approximation of an absorbed, multi-temperature spectrum expected on theoretical grounds rather than a physical description of the emission. If this is indeed the case, our data provide further evidence for a strong magnetic field, and indicate that the entire neutron was radiating during most of the burst duration.

arXiv commentAccepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

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