Discovery of an Ultra-fast X-ray Pulsar in the Supernova Remnant N157B

Abstract

We present the serendipitous discovery of 16 ms pulsed X-ray emission from the Crab-like supernova remnant N157B in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This is the fastest spinning pulsar associated with a supernova remnant (SNR). Observations with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE), centered on the field containing SN1987A, reveal an X-ray pulsar with a narrow pulse profile. Archival ASCA X-ray data confirm this detection and locate the pulsar within 1' of the supernova remnant N157B, 14' from SN1987A. The pulsar manifests evidence for glitch(es) between the RXTE and ASCA observations which span 3.5 years; the mean linear spin-down rate is Pdot = 5.126 X 10E-14 s/s. The background subtracted pulsed emission is similar to other Crab-like pulsars with a power law of photon index of ~ 1.6. The characteristic spin-down age (~ 5000 years) is consistent with the previous age estimate of the SNR. The inferred B-field for a rotationally powered pulsar is ~ 1 X 10E12 Gauss. Our result confirms the Crab-like nature of N157B; the pulsar is likely associated with a compact X-ray source revealed by ROSAT HRI observations.

arXiv comment9 pages with 3 eps figure, LaTex (aas2pp2, psfig). Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal Letters

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