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Proposal ID 0220141
Obs ID 02201410002, 02201410003
Title The soft gamma-ray timing and spectral characteristics of PSR B1509-58
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-j2revk9
Author Hermsen
Abstract We propose to observe pulsar PSR B1509-58 for 1000 ks with INTEGRAL to determine its hard X-ray/softgamma-ray characteristics in great detail. This pulsar is a young pulsar posssesing the highest spin-downdipole magnetic field of the known gamma-ray pulsars, and is among the top four in the known radio pulsarpopulation.We plan to exploit the proposed INTEGRAL observation together with available CGRO BATSE,CGRO COMPTEL and BeppoSAX data for a consistent in-depth study of the pulse profile shape and spectral variations with phase from 1 keV up to 30 Mev. Such phase resolved spectral analyses give crucial input fordetailed modelling. Both scenarios, outer gap and polar cap, have been used for detailed calculations to account for the observed high-energy characteristics of PSR B1509-58. More detailed observations and morerefined model calculations are required to decide this ``battle.
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Temporal Coverage 2005-01-25T11:47:36Z / 2005-03-03T21:57:55Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 17, 2002, was designed to study high-energy phenomena in the universe. INTEGRAL was operating until february 2025 and it was equipped with three high-energy instruments: the Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite (IBIS), the Spectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI), and the JEM-X (Joint European Monitor for X-rays). Its Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC) provided optical V-band magnitude measurements, complementing the high-energy observations.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/integral/helpdesk
Date Published 2025-03-25T09:54:30Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Hermsen, 2025, 'The soft gamma-ray timing and spectral characteristics of PSR B1509-58', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-j2revk9