at least one pulsar, psr1257+12 has planets. their origin is mysterious, but some theories hold that they were formed in a debris disk after the supernova explosion. such a debris disk is expected to be detectable by iso, and we propose here a small survey of young pulsars using cam. we have previously examined the iras data and found 13 pulsars at the positions of psc sources, but this number is consistent with chance coincidence. we want now to go 100 times deeper with a small sample of young pulsars, imaging in 4 isocam bands to get colors.
Instrument
CAM01
Temporal Coverage
1996-08-09T18:41:32Z/1997-04-08T20:55:20Z
Version
1.0
Mission Description
The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was the world's first true orbiting infrared observatory. Equipped with four highly-sophisticated and versatile scientific instruments, it was launched by Ariane in November 1995 and provided astronomers world-wide with a facility of unprecedented sensitivity and capabilities for a detailed exploration of the Universe at infrared wavelengths.
