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Proposal ID 0470001
Obs ID 04700010001
Title ToO on Anomalous X-ray Pulsar 4U 0142+61
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-pfj9d4z
Author Den Hartog
Abstract We request an INTEGRAL ToO on Anomalous X-ray Pulsar (AXP) 4U 0142+61now that it is has exhibited an large burst with characteristics of aSoft Gamma-ray Repeater giant flare. This large burst has beenobserved in RXTE monitoring data (Gavriil et al 2007; Atel 993) andshows a bright brief peak (peak flux 4E-8 erg/s/cm2 2-60 keV) and along (20--30 mins) tail where the pulsars oscillations arevisible. The burst profile (not the fluence) resembles the SGR giantflare of SGR 1806-20 of December 27, 2004 (e.g. Borkowski et al 2006GCN 2920, Palmer et al 2006, Hurley et al 2006). Such a burst hasnever been observed for an AXP before.
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Temporal Coverage 2007-02-08T18:23:15Z / 2007-02-11T05:36:44Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 17, 2002, was designed to study high-energy phenomena in the universe. INTEGRAL was operating until february 2025 and it was equipped with three high-energy instruments: the Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite (IBIS), the Spectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI), and the JEM-X (Joint European Monitor for X-rays). Its Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC) provided optical V-band magnitude measurements, complementing the high-energy observations.
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Date Published 2025-03-25T09:54:34Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Den Hartog, 2025, 'ToO on Anomalous X-ray Pulsar 4U 0142+61', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-pfj9d4z