Dr. Peter R. den Hartog

High-Energy Astrophysicist

Last updated: February 05, 2009

Office: SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
room 2.021
Sorbonnelaan 2
3584 CA Utrecht
The Netherlands
Telephone: (31)(0)30 253 5712
E-mail Address: Hartog [at] sron . nl
Fax: (31)(0)30 254 0860

Personal details:
Full name: Peter Richard den Hartog
Date of birth: December 3, 1977
Place of birth Langerak (The Netherlands)
Sex: Male
Nationality: Dutch
Marital status: Single
Hobbies: Nature photography (see my website), amateur astronomy, The Rolling Stones, much more music, Cycling, ice speed scating and Fomule-1 sports.

PhD:
2002-2008 Host institute: SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Host university: University of Amsterdam, Anton Pannekoek Institute
PhD thesis: Non-thermal X-ray emission from Anomalous X-ray Pulsars
Promotor: Prof. dr. W. Hermsen (SRON/University of Amsterdam)
Co-promotor: Prof. dr. M.B.M. van der Klis (University of Amsterdam)
Education:
1997-2002 Masters Astronomy and Physics at the 'University of Utrecht'
1995-1997 'VWO' at 'Het Schoonhovens College' in Schoonhoven
1990-1995 'HAVO' at 'RSG De Drie Waarden' in Schoonhoven

Scientific involvement:
2008 Visitor at SRON
Currently in between jobs. Searching for a post-doc position in a motivating environment
2002-2008 Involved in INTEGRAL science team. The topics of my PhD research were compact objects and AXPs in particular. My daily supervisors were Wim Hermsen and Lucien Kuiper. My promotor is Wim Hermsen
2001-2002 Involved with BeppoSAX team working on type-I X-ray burst and their properties detected by the BeppoSAX Wide-Field Cameras. This was part of my under-graduate studies. My daily supervisor was Jean in 't Zand. The results of this research can be found in my first two and fourth publications.

Books: Non-thermal X-ray emission from Anomalous X-ray Pulsars
PhD thesis
April 2008
ISBN 978-90-5776-179-9
Gildeprint B.V.

Publications: Total: 23
Refereed journal: 12
First author: 10
Second author: 5
ADS citations: 380

2009 Continued hard X-ray activity from AXP/SGR 1E1547.0-5408 (INTEGRAL)
P.R. den Hartog, L. Kuiper, W. Hermsen
The Astronomer's Telegram #1922 (2009)

The INTEGRAL detection of pulsed soft gamma-rays from SGR/AXP 1E1547.0-5408 during its JAN-2009 outburst
L. Kuiper, P.R. den Hartog, W. Hermsen
The Astronomer's Telegram #1921 (2009)

INTEGRAL observes continued activity from AXP 1E1547.0-5408
C. Baldovin, V. Savchenko, V. Beckmann, A. Neronov, D. Götz, P.R. den Hartog, W. Hermsen, L. Kuiper, S. Mereghetti, K. Hurley
The Astronomer's Telegram #1908 (2009)

2008 Hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray Characteristics of the Persistent Emission from Magnetars
L. Kuiper, P.R. den Hartog, W. Hermsen
Conference Proc. paper: 3rd International Maxi Workshop, 10-12 June, 2008, Wako, Saitama, Japan

Detailed high-energy characteristics of AXP 1RXS J170849-400910 - Probing the magnetosphere using INTEGRAL, RXTE and XMM-Newton
P.R. den Hartog, L. Kuiper, W. Hermsen
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.489, p.263-279 (2008)

Detailed high-energy characteristics of AXP 4U 0142+61 - Multi-year observations with INTEGRAL, RXTE, XMM-Newton and ASCA
P.R. den Hartog, L.Kuiper, W. Hermsen, V.M. Kaspi, R. Dib, J. Knödlseder, F.P. Gavriil
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.489, p.245-261 (2008)

2007 A probable accretion-powered X-ray pulsar in IGR J00370+6122
J.J.M. in't Zand, L. Kuiper, P.R. den Hartog, W. Hermsen, R.H.D. Corbet
The Astrophysical Journal, v.469, p.1063-1068 (2007)

The first multi-wavelength campaign of AXP 4U~0142+61 from radio to hard X-rays
P.R. den Hartog, L. Kuiper, W. Hermsen, N. Rea, M. Durant, B. Stappers, V.M. Kaspi, R. Dib
Astrophysics and Space Science, v.308, p.647-653 (2007)

2006 Three new hard X-ray sources in the Cassiopeia/Perseus region discovered by INTEGRAL
L. Kuiper, P.R. den Hartog, W. Hermsen
The Astronomer's Telegram, #939 (2006)

The signature of 44Ti in Cassiopeia A revealed by IBIS/ISGRI on INTEGRAL
M. Renaud, J. Vink, A. Decourchelle, F. Lebrun, P.R. den Hartog, R. Terrier, C. Couvreur, J. Knodlseder, P. Martin, N. Prantzos, A.M. Bykov, H. Bloemen
The Astrophysical Journal, v.647, p.L41-L44 (2006)

Discovery of luminous pulsed hard X-ray emission from Anomalous X-ray Pulsars 1RXS J1708-4009, 4U 0142+61 and 1E 2259+586 by INTEGRAL and RXTE
L. Kuiper, W. Hermsen, P.R. den Hartog, W. Collmar
The Astrophysical Journal, v.645, p.556-575 (2006)

INTEGRAL survey of the Cassiopeia region in hard X rays
P.R. den Hartog, W.Hermsen, L. Kuiper, J. Vink, J.J.M. in 't Zand, W. Collmar
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.451, p.587-602 (2006)

2005 INTEGRAL detection of three AGN in the Cassiopeia region, including a new source IGR J02097+5222
L. Kuiper, W. Hermsen, J. in 't Zand, P.R. den Hartog
The Astronomer's Telegram, #662 (2005)

IGR J00234+6141: A new weak hard X-ray source found by INTEGRAL
P.R. den Hartog, L. Kuiper, W.Hermsen, J. Vink, J.J.M. in 't Zand, R.H.D. Corbet, R. Remillard
The Astronomer's Telegram, #394 (2005)

2004 Detection of AXP 4U 0142+614 with INTEGRAL
P.R. den Hartog, L. Kuiper, W.Hermsen, J. Vink
The Astronomer's Telegram, #293 (2004)

IGR J00370+6122 - A new high-mass X-ray binary
P.R. den Hartog, L.M. Kuiper, R.H.D. Corbet, J.J.M. in 't Zand, W. Hermsen, J. Vink, R. Remillard, M. van der Klis
The Astronomer's Telegram, #281 (2004)

IGR J07597-3842 - A new INTEGRAL source with candidate counterparts in the radio, IR and X-ray bands
P.R. den Hartog, W. Hermsen, L.M. Kuiper, J.J.M. in 't Zand, C. Winkler, A. Domingo
The Astronomer's Telegram, #261 (2004)

2003 INTEGRAL discovery of a bright highly obscured galactic X-ray binary source IGR J16318-4848
R. Walter, J.Rodriguez, L. Foschini, J. de Plaa, S. Corbel, T.I.-L. Courvoisier, P.R.den Hartog, F. Lebrun, A. N. Parmar, J. A. Tomsick, P. Ubertini
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.411, p.L427-L432 (2003)

Six years of BeppoSAX Wide Field Cameras observations of nine galaxtic type I X-ray bursters
R. Cornelisse, J.J.M. in 't Zand, F. Verbunt, E. Kuulkers, J. Heise, P.R. den Hartog, M. Cocchi, L. Natalucci, A. Bazzano, P. Ubertini
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.405, p.1033-1042 (2003)

INTEGRAL and XMM-NEWTON observations of the weak GRB 030227
S. Mereghetti, D.Götz, A.Tiengo, V. Beckmann, J. Borkowski, T.J.L. Courvoisier, A. von Kienlin, V. Schoenfelder, J.P. Roques, L. Bouchet, P. Ubertini, A. Castro-Tirado, F. Lebrun, J. Paul, N. Lund, M. Mas Hesse, W. Hermsen, P.R. den Hartog, C. Winkler
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, v.590, p.L73-L77. (2003)

XMM-Newton followup of IGR J16318-4848
J. de Plaa, P.R. den Hartog, J.S. Kaastra, J.J.M. in 't Zand, M. Mendez, W. Hermsen
The Astronomer's Telegram, #119 (2003)

Burst-properties as a function of mass accretion rate in GX 3+1
P.R. den Hartog, J.J.M. in 't Zand, E. Kuulkers, R. Cornelisse, J. Heisse, A. Bazzano, M. Cocchi, L. Natalucci and P. Ubertini
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.400, p.633-641 (2003)

Photospheric radius expansion X-ray bursts as standard candles
E. Kuulkers, P.R. den Hartog, J.J.M. in 't Zand, F.W.M. Verbunt, W.E. Harris and M. Cocchi
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.399, p.663-680 (2003)

Attended conferences:
September 2008 7th INTEGRAL workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark
+ Contributed Talk: Unravelling the pulsed high-energy emission from AXP 1RXS J1708-40
July 2008 COSPAR 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark
+ Contributed Talk: Unravelling the pulsed high-energy emission from AXP 1RXS J1708-40
October 2007 Five years of INTEGRAL, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
+ Contributed Talk: Anomalous X-ray Pulsars in the hard X-ray regime: detailed spectral and temporal characteristics
August 2007 40 years of pulsars, Montreal, Canada
+ Contributed Talk: Extreme AXPs in the hard X-ray regime: detailed spectral and temporal characteristics
June 2007 SRON Science Days, Dalfsen, The Netherlands
July 2006 Sixth INTEGRAL workshop, Moscow, Russia
+ Contributed Talk: Latest INTEGRAL results on hard X-ray characteristics of AXPs
May 2006 SRON Science Days, Dalfsen, The Netherlands
+ Contributed Talk: Extreme Magnetars
NAC 61 (Dutch Astronomers Conference), Ameland, The Netherlands
+ Contributed Talk: Extreme Magnetars
April 2006 Isolated Neutron Stars: from the interior to the surface, London, United Kingdom
+ Contributed Talk: 4U 0142+61: Latest on the high-energy tail - First simultaneous multi-frequency campaign
August 2005 Neutron Stars at the Crossroads of Fundamental Physics, Vancouver, Canada
+ Contributed Talk: Hard X-ray characteristics of Anomalous X-ray Pulsars: Results from RXTE and INTEGRAL
January 2005 ESTEC INTEGRAL Science Workshop, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
+ Contributed Talk: INTEGRAL's view on AXPs and binaries in the Cassiopeia region
October 2004 1st INTEGRAL Data Analysis Workshop, Versoix, Switzerland
+ Contributed Talk: Problems encountered in spatial and timing analysis of AXPs
June 2004 The Electromagnetic Spectrum of Neutron Stars, Marmaris, Turkey
+ Contributed Talk: Hard X-ray emission from AXPs 1E 1841-045 and 1RXS J 170849.0-40091:
AXPs, new candidate class of high-energy gamma-ray sources

+ Poster: Discovery of IGR J00370+6122 a new High-Mass X-ray Binary
The Multi-wavelength Approach to the Unidentified Gamma-ray Sources, Hong Kong, China
+ Poster: Discovery of IGR J00370+6122 a new High-Mass X-ray Binary
February 2004 Fifth INTEGRAL Workshop, Munich, Germany
July 2003 IAU XXV General Assembly, Sydney, Australia
June 2003 AGILE Workshop No 4, Rome, Italy
May 2003 NAC 58 (Dutch Astronomers Conference), Kleve, Germany
BeppoSAX Symposium: The Restless High-Energy Universe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 2002 SRON Wetenschapsdagen, Dalfsen, The Netherlands
May 2002 NAC 57 (Dutch Astronomers Conference), Lunteren, The Netherlands
+ Poster: A bursting GX 3+1: 6 years of BeppoSAX observations
November 2001 New visions of the X-ray universe in the XMM-Newton and Chandra era, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Other (not complete yet):
May 2008 Mysterieuze morsecode van kosmische supermagneten, NWO Bessensap 2008, for sciencejournalists, Science center NEMO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 2006 Onderzoek met Röntgenstraling, lecture for "Kring Minnaert" and Sonnenborgh volunteers, SRON, Utrecht, The Netherlands
January 2006 Hard X-ray characteristics of AXPs, Lunch talk, Columbia University, New York, USA
October 2005 Zwaartekracht, sterk genoeg om het heelal te buigen, public lecture 'Weten Week 2005', Museum-Sterrenwacht Sonnenborgh, Utrecht, The Netherlands
August 2002 Burst properties as a function of mass-accretion rate of GX3+1, Lunch talk, SRON-University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Office: SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
room 2.021
Sorbonnelaan 2
3584 CA Utrecht
The Netherlands
Telephone: (31)(0)30 253 5712
E-mail Address: Hartog [at] sron . nl
Fax: (31)(0)30 254 0860