GT-Deep exposures of a small set of X-ray emitting isolated pulsars are made toobtain spectra with excellent statistics. Complementary moderate exposures aremade for a selected sample of candidate radio pulsars for the detection of X-rayemission. The proposed targets have been selected in a way to represent the spanof pulsar characteristics adequately. The special combination of the twoobservation strategies guarantees a progress in our understanding of pulsars andmoreover of the general nature of neutron stars.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2001-02-28T10:14:44Z/2003-10-09T20:35:51Z
Version
PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE
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.
European Space Agency, Dr Fred Jansen XMM-Newton PS, 2004, 'Observation and Search for Rotation Powered Radio Pulsars with XMM', PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-o9lt6if
