A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name: XMM-Newton Observations of Type I X-ray Bursts from GS 1826-238
Published: 2004-06-07T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	015039
Title	XMM-Newton Observations of Type I X-ray Bursts from GS 1826-238
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0150390101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0150390301
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-jx8kvlw
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Walter Lewin
Abstract	Type I X-ray bursts are the result of thermonuclear flashes on the surface ofaccreting neutron stars. The spectral lines which are expected in the X-rayspectra of the bursts will allow for a direct measurement of the gravitationalredshift from the surface of the neutron stars. This provides key information onthe equation of state of neutron star matter, which is one of the holy grails ofphysics. We are therefore proposing 200 ksec observations with XMM-Newton of theX-ray burster GS 1826-238. During this time we expect to observe ten X-raybursts and to accumulate about 40,000 high-spectral resolution burst counts withthe RGS, and roughly 2e6 counts with EPIC-PN for broadband and high-energyspectroscopy.
Publications	Chemical evolution in Sersic 159-03 observed with XMM-Newton \|de Plaa, J., Werner, N., et al. \| A&A \| 452-397 \| 2006 \| 2006A&A...452..397D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2006A&A...452..397D Long tails on thermonuclear X-ray bursts from neutron stars: a signature of inward heating? \|in.t Zand, J. J. M., Keek, L., et al. \| A&A \| 497-469 \| 2009 \| 2009A&A...497..469I \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009A&A...497..469I High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of the interstellar medium. XMM-Newton observation of the LMXB GS 1826-238 \|Pinto, C., Kaastra, J. S., et al. \| A&A \| 521-79 \| 2010 \| 2010A&A...521A..79P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010A&A...521A..79P Nondetection of Gravitationally Redshifted Absorption Lines in the X-Ray Burst Spectra of GS 1826-24 \|Kong, Albert K. H., Miller, Jon M., et al. \| ApJ \| 670-17 \| 2007 \| 2007ApJ...670L..17K \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2007ApJ...670L..17K Deviations from the Flux-Recurrence Time Relationship in GS 1826-238: Potential Transient Spectral Changes \|Thompson, Thomas W. J., Galloway, Duncan K., et al. \| ApJ \| 681-506 \| 2008 \| 2008ApJ...681..506T \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2008ApJ...681..506T Interstellar medium composition through X-ray spectroscopy of low-mass X-ray binaries \|Pinto, C., Kaastra, J. S., et al. \| A&A \| 551-25 \| 2013 \| 2013A&A...551A..25P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013A&A...551A..25P K-shell Photoabsorption of Magnesium Ions \|Hasoglu, M. F., Abdel-Naby, Sh. A., et al. \| ApJS \| 214-8 \| 2014 \| 2014ApJS..214....8H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014ApJS..214....8H Oxygen, neon, and iron X-ray absorption in the local interstellar medium \|Gatuzz, Efrain, Garcia, Javier A., et al. \| A&A \| 588-111 \| 2016 \| 2016A&A...588A.111G \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016A&A...588A.111G Revealing the broad iron Kalpha line in Cygnus X-1 through simultaneous XMM-Newton, RXTE, and INTEGRAL observations \|Duro, Refiz, Dauser, Thomas, et al. \| A&A \| 589-14 \| 2016 \| 2016A&A...589A..14D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016A&A...589A..14D Systematic Uncertainties in the Spectroscopic Measurements of Neutron-star Masses and Radii from Thermonuclear X-Ray Bursts. III. Absolute Flux Calibration \|Guver, Tolga, Ozel, Feryal, et al. \| ApJ \| 829-48 \| 2016 \| 2016ApJ...829...48G \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016ApJ...829...48G On the detectability of CO molecules in the interstellar medium via X-ray spectroscopy \|Joachimi, Katerine, Gatuzz, Efrain, et al. \| MNRAS \| 461-352 \| 2016 \| 2016MNRAS.461..352J \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016MNRAS.461..352J The composition of the interstellar medium in the Galaxy as seen through X-rays \|Pinto, Ciro, \| PhDT \| 0-3 \| 2013 \| 2013PhDT.........3P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013PhDT.........3P Burst-induced coronal cooling in GS 1826-24. The clock wagging its tail \|S\\u00e1nchez-Fern\\u00e1ndez, C., Kajava, J. J. E., et al. \| A&A \| 634-58 \| 2020 \| 2020A&A...634A..58S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2020A&A...634A..58S
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2003-04-06T22:15:28Z/2003-04-09T23:39:30Z
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	2004-06-07T00:00:00Z
Keywords	"spectral lines", "neutron stars", "energy spectroscopy", "XMM", "EPIC", "accreting neutron stars", "holy grails", "xray bursts", "gs 1826 238", "neutron star matter", "key information", "gravitational redshift", "epic pn", "XMM-Newton", "roughly 2e6 counts", "xray spectra", "thermonuclear flashes", "xmm newton"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Walter Lewin, 2004, 'XMM-Newton Observations of Type I X-ray Bursts from GS 1826-238', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-jx8kvlw