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Synchronous X-ray and radio mode switches: A rapid global transformation of the pulsar magnetosphere

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Hermsen, W; Hessels, J. W. T.; Kuiper, L; van Leeuwen, J; Mitra, D; Rankin, J M; Stappers, B. W.; Wright, G A E; Coenen, T; Karastergiou, A; Butcher, Harvey; Keane, E. F.; Kuniyoshi, M; Noutsos, A; Sobey, C; Bell, Michael R; Bernardi, G; Ciardi, Benedetta; Falcke, H; Hoeft, M; Iacobelli, M.; Pandey-Pommier, M; Reich, W; Shulevski, Alexander; van Weeren, R. J.

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Pulsars emit from low-frequency radio waves up to high-energy gamma-rays, generated anywhere from the stellar surface out to the edge of the magnetosphere. Detecting correlated mode changes across the electromagnetic spectrum is therefore key to understanding the physical relationship among the emission sites. Through simultaneous observations, we detected synchronous switching in the radio and x-ray emission properties of PSR B0943+10. When the pulsar is in a sustained radio-"bright" mode, the...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorHermsen, W
dc.contributor.authorHessels, J. W. T.
dc.contributor.authorKuiper, L
dc.contributor.authorvan Leeuwen, J
dc.contributor.authorMitra, D
dc.contributor.authorRankin, J M
dc.contributor.authorStappers, B. W.
dc.contributor.authorWright, G A E
dc.contributor.authorCoenen, T
dc.contributor.authorKarastergiou, A
dc.contributor.authorButcher, Harvey
dc.contributor.authorKeane, E. F.
dc.contributor.authorKuniyoshi, M
dc.contributor.authorNoutsos, A
dc.contributor.authorSobey, C
dc.contributor.authorBell, Michael R
dc.contributor.authorBernardi, G
dc.contributor.authorCiardi, Benedetta
dc.contributor.authorFalcke, H
dc.contributor.authorHoeft, M
dc.contributor.authorIacobelli, M.
dc.contributor.authorPandey-Pommier, M
dc.contributor.authorReich, W
dc.contributor.authorShulevski, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorvan Weeren, R. J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:16:00Z
dc.identifier.issn1948-7193
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/70656
dc.description.abstractPulsars emit from low-frequency radio waves up to high-energy gamma-rays, generated anywhere from the stellar surface out to the edge of the magnetosphere. Detecting correlated mode changes across the electromagnetic spectrum is therefore key to understanding the physical relationship among the emission sites. Through simultaneous observations, we detected synchronous switching in the radio and x-ray emission properties of PSR B0943+10. When the pulsar is in a sustained radio-"bright" mode, the x-rays show only an unpulsed, nonthermal component. Conversely, when the pulsar is in a radio-"quiet" mode, the x-ray luminosity more than doubles and a 100% pulsed thermal component is observed along with the nonthermal component. This indicates rapid, global changes to the conditions in the magnetosphere, which challenge all proposed pulsar emission theories.
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Society
dc.sourceA C S Chemical Neuroscience
dc.subjectKeywords: electromagnetic field; gamma ray radiation; global change; magnetosphere; radio wave; synchrony; X-ray; article; B scan; electromagnetic field; field emission; magnetosphere; priority journal; radiation detection; radio pulsar; spectrum; X ray
dc.titleSynchronous X-ray and radio mode switches: A rapid global transformation of the pulsar magnetosphere
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume339
dc.date.issued2013
local.identifier.absfor020100 - ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB2373
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationHermsen, W, Netherlands Institute for Space Research
local.contributor.affiliationHessels, J. W. T., Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
local.contributor.affiliationKuiper, L, Netherlands Institute for Space Research
local.contributor.affiliationvan Leeuwen, J, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
local.contributor.affiliationMitra, D, Pune University
local.contributor.affiliationRankin, J M, University of Vermont
local.contributor.affiliationStappers, B. W. , University of Manchester
local.contributor.affiliationWright, G A E, University of Sussex
local.contributor.affiliationCoenen, T, University of Amsterdam
local.contributor.affiliationKarastergiou, A, University of Oxford
local.contributor.affiliationButcher, Harvey, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationKeane, E. F., Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie
local.contributor.affiliationKuniyoshi, M, Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
local.contributor.affiliationNoutsos, A, Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
local.contributor.affiliationSobey, C, Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
local.contributor.affiliationBell, Michael R, Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik
local.contributor.affiliationBernardi, G, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
local.contributor.affiliationCiardi, Benedetta, Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics
local.contributor.affiliationFalcke, H, ASTRON Dwingeloo
local.contributor.affiliationHoeft, M, Thuringer Landessternwarte
local.contributor.affiliationIacobelli, M., Leiden University
local.contributor.affiliationPandey-Pommier, M, Leiden University
local.contributor.affiliationReich, W, Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
local.contributor.affiliationShulevski, Alexander, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute
local.contributor.affiliationvan Weeren, R J, Leiden University
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue6118
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage436
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage439
local.identifier.doi10.1126/science.1230960
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T08:57:19Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84872799132
local.identifier.thomsonID000313960700040
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