A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name: XMM Observations of Cooling Neutron Stars: Thermal vs. Nonthermal Emission
Published: 2005-06-12T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	011305
Title	XMM Observations of Cooling Neutron Stars: Thermal vs. Nonthermal Emission
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6bvd8v5
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Martin Turner
Abstract	GT- The aim of this proposal is to investigate the soft and hard tail emissionproperties of cooling neutron stars 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.The relative phase between the pulsars X-ray and radio pulse will bedetermined. Wide-field imaging with MOS and the OM will help to constrainthe nature of X-ray sources discovered recently in the pulsars neighborhoodand being claimed to represent the clumpy part of a pulsar-wind nebula.Note: See note on PSR1055-52 within Included Scientific Justification file.
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Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2000-12-14T21:42:34Z/2004-04-29T19:35:29Z
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	2005-06-12T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"scientific justification file", "EPIC", "wide field imaging", "relative phase", "energy range", "nonthermal emission", "pulsar wind nebula", "epic pn", "pulsars xray", "radio pulse", "cooling neutron stars", "xray sources", "XMM", "pulsars neighborhood"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Martin Turner, 2005, 'XMM Observations of Cooling Neutron Stars: Thermal vs. Nonthermal Emission', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6bvd8v5