Long-term evolution, X-ray outburst and optical/ infrared emission of SGR 0501+4516


Benli O., Çalişkan S., Ertan U.

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, vol.447, no.3, pp.2282-2286, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 447 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/mnras/stu2569
  • Journal Name: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2282-2286
  • Keywords: accretion, accretion discs, stars: neutron, pulsars: individual: (SGRs), X-rays: bursts
  • TED University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We have analysed the long-term evolution and the X-ray outburst light curve of SGR 0501+4516 in the fallback disc model. We have shown that the X-ray luminosity, period and period derivative of this typical soft gamma repeater can be achieved by a neutron star with a large range of initial disc masses provided that the source has a magnetic dipole field of ~1.4 × 1012 G on the pole of the star. At present, the star is accreting matter from the disc, which has an age ~3 × 104 yr, and will remain in the accretion phase until t ~2-5 × 105 yr depending on the initial disc mass. With its current rotational rate, this source is not expected to give pulsed radio emission even if the accretion on to the star is hindered by some mechanism. The X-ray enhancement light curve of SGR 0501+4516 can be accounted for by the same model applied earlier to the X-ray enhancement light curves of other anomalous X-ray pulsars/soft gamma repeaters with the same basic disc parameters. We have further shown that the optical/infrared data of SGR 0501+4516 are in good agreement with the emission from an irradiated fallback disc with the properties consistent with our long-term evolution model.