
| Proposal ID | 015082 | 
| Title | Neutron Star Thermal Emission and Magnetic Fields | 
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0150820201  | 
    
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ygig7c6 | 
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Victoria Kaspi | 
| Abstract | We request 50 ks of XMM time for observations of theradio pulsars PSRs B0154+61 and B1916+14 in order todetect cooling thermal emission from their surfaces.These sources are young, nearby, have low spin-downluminosities, which implies that there will belittle contamination from non-thermal processes, and,of particular interest, have large magnetic fields.The requested observations will cleanly test modelpredictions for the dependence of the properties ofcooling radiation on the stellar magnetic field. | 
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 | 
| Temporal Coverage | 2003-03-06T14:28:48Z/2003-03-06T23:26:05Z | 
| 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 | 2004-03-30T00:00:00Z | 
| Last Update | 2025-08-04 | 
| Keywords | "XMM", "xmm time", "stellar magnetic field", "nonthermal processes", "cooling thermal emission", "little contamination", "low spin", "cooling radiation", "magnetic fields" | 
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency | 
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Victoria Kaspi, 2004, 'Neutron Star Thermal Emission and Magnetic Fields', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ygig7c6 |