Program: GS-2019B-FT-208
Title: | A magnetar-powered X-ray transient candidate from a binary neutron-star merger |
PI: | Dacheng Lin |
Co-I(s): | Jimmy Irwin |
Abstract
Recently a fast X-ray transient CDF-S XT2 detected by Chandra was shown to be powered by a magnetar formed in a neutron-star neutron-star merger. This would be a new type of signal that can be synthesized with gravitational wave to probe binary neutron-star mergers. The transient was characterized by a plateau lasting for half an hour in the light curve followed by a fast decay.Through the search over the Chandra archive, we just found a probable second similar event. Unfortunately we do not have deep optical/IR images to identify its host galaxy, which is needed to check whether it is consistent with a binary neutron star merger. Therefore we propose a 2.4 hr deep IR imaging owith Gemini South around the field the flare to identify its host galaxy.
Publications using this program's data
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[ADS] Discovery of Three Candidate Magnetar-powered Fast X-Ray Transients from Chandra Archival Data