| Proposal ID | 003174 |
| Title | Probing the X-ray emission mechanisms of recycled-pulsars: PSR J0034-0534 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0031740101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-h1sr1x8 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Werner Becker |
| Abstract | The X-ray emission mechanisms of millisecond pulsars are still poorly known,despite ten ms-pulsars have been detected so far. The recently discovered1.8 ms pulsar PSRJ0034-0534 (Bailes et al.~1994) has high spin-down power,only 1 kpc from us, low column density, thus making it an excellent candidatefor studying X-ray emission from ms pulsars. We propose for a modest exposureof 30 ks, aiming at detecting the expected ms pulsation, discriminatingbetween power-law and thermal polar-cap spectral models, thus gainingsignificant insights into physical environments and processes going-onin the neutron star magnetosphere. Such study is possible because theunprecedented high throughput nature of XMM. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2002-06-19T07:21:30Z/2002-06-19T18:31:01Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2003-07-16T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "xray emission mechanisms", "recycled pulsars", "modest exposure", "low column density", "neutron star magnetosphere", "ms pulsation", "millisecond pulsars", "power law", "ms pulsars", "xray emission", "XMM", "physical environments", "psr j0034 0534" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Werner Becker, 2003, 'Probing the X-ray emission mechanisms of recycled-pulsars: PSR J0034-0534', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-h1sr1x8 |