Abstract
We report on a 20 ks BeppoSAX observation of the transient 2.5 ms X-ray pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 in its quiescent state. A source at a level of ~3 × 10-3 counts s-1 was detected with the BeppoSAX Medium Energy Concentrator Spectrometer at a position consistent with that of SAX J1808.4-3658. The inferred 0.5-10 keV luminosity was ~(2-3) × 1032 ergs s-1 (for a distance of 4 kpc), a value similar to that measured from other quiescent low-mass X-ray transients hosting an old neutron star. This result is discussed in the light of the propeller and radio pulsar shock emission models for the quiescent emission of these systems.
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