Detection of Cyclotron Absorption in the Radio Emission of GPM 1839-10
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| author | Men, Yunpeng Barr, Ewan Qu, Yuanhong Horvath, Csanad Jiang, Jinchen Desvignes, Gregory Hurley-Walker, Natasha Kramer, Michael Luo, Rui McSweeney, Samuel J. Wu, Jason |
| author_facet | Men, Yunpeng Barr, Ewan Qu, Yuanhong Horvath, Csanad Jiang, Jinchen Desvignes, Gregory Hurley-Walker, Natasha Kramer, Michael Luo, Rui McSweeney, Samuel J. Wu, Jason |
| contents | GPM 1839-10 is an intriguing long-period radio transient (LPT), distinguished by its activity spanning at least three decades and its highly unusual emission characteristics. These features include orthogonal polarization mode (OPM) switches, down-drifting sub-structures, and distinct linear-to-circular polarization conversion behaviors. In this work, we present follow-up observations utilizing the FAST telescope at L-band, yielding a total of seven detected radio pulses. We find a consistent association between OPM switches and a decrease in polarized intensity. This feature strongly supports the hypothesis that the OPM switches are generated by the incoherent summation of OPMs. Our measured Rotation Measures (RMs) are consistent with previous observations, indicating that the magneto-ionic environment is stable. If the source is in a binary system, such stability suggests it may host a weakly magnetized companion. Crucially, we firstly observe clear evidence of a cyclotron absorption feature in one radio pulse, a signature rarely observed in radio sources. This feature allows us to infer that the magnetic field strength at the absorption site has a lower limit of tens of Gauss, which is necessary for the phenomenon to occur. This characteristic can be explained in a scenario where GPM 1839-10 possesses a weakly magnetized companion star. |
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| spellingShingle | Detection of Cyclotron Absorption in the Radio Emission of GPM 1839-10 Men, Yunpeng Barr, Ewan Qu, Yuanhong Horvath, Csanad Jiang, Jinchen Desvignes, Gregory Hurley-Walker, Natasha Kramer, Michael Luo, Rui McSweeney, Samuel J. Wu, Jason High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena GPM 1839-10 is an intriguing long-period radio transient (LPT), distinguished by its activity spanning at least three decades and its highly unusual emission characteristics. These features include orthogonal polarization mode (OPM) switches, down-drifting sub-structures, and distinct linear-to-circular polarization conversion behaviors. In this work, we present follow-up observations utilizing the FAST telescope at L-band, yielding a total of seven detected radio pulses. We find a consistent association between OPM switches and a decrease in polarized intensity. This feature strongly supports the hypothesis that the OPM switches are generated by the incoherent summation of OPMs. Our measured Rotation Measures (RMs) are consistent with previous observations, indicating that the magneto-ionic environment is stable. If the source is in a binary system, such stability suggests it may host a weakly magnetized companion. Crucially, we firstly observe clear evidence of a cyclotron absorption feature in one radio pulse, a signature rarely observed in radio sources. This feature allows us to infer that the magnetic field strength at the absorption site has a lower limit of tens of Gauss, which is necessary for the phenomenon to occur. This characteristic can be explained in a scenario where GPM 1839-10 possesses a weakly magnetized companion star. |
| title | Detection of Cyclotron Absorption in the Radio Emission of GPM 1839-10 |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.13742 |