Proposal ID | 011232 |
Title | XMM Observations of ms-Pulsars: A study of thermal vs. non-thermal emission |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0112320101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-d7tbjif |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Bernd Aschenbach |
Abstract | GT- The aim of this proposal is to investigate the soft and hard tail emissionproperties of millisecond pulsars in the energy range 0.1 - 10 keV, makinguse of the unprecedented sensitivity of the EPIC-PN/MOS and RGS instrumentsaboard XMM. Timing studies will allow us to constrain the pulsars temporalemission properties and to perform pulse-phase resolved spectroscopy. Therelative phase between the pulsars X-ray and radio pulse will be determined. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2001-06-19T20:12:11Z/2003-12-02T21:03:57Z |
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. |
Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
Date Published | 2008-11-19T00:00:00Z |
Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
Keywords | "XMM", "EPIC", "energy range", "relative phase", "nonthermal emission", "epic pn", "pulsars xray", "ms pulsars", "radio pulse", "millisecond pulsars" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Bernd Aschenbach, 2008, 'XMM Observations of ms-Pulsars: A study of thermal vs. non-thermal emission', PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-d7tbjif |