Name | 015082 |
Title | Neutron Star Thermal Emission and Magnetic Fields |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0150820201 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ygig7c6 |
Author | European Space Agency |
Description | We request 50 ks of XMM time for observations of the radio pulsars PSRs B0154+61 and B1916+14 in order to detect cooling thermal emission from their surfaces. These sources are young, nearby, have low spin-down luminosities, which implies that there will be little contamination from non-thermal processes, and, of particular interest, have large magnetic fields. The requested observations will cleanly test model predictions for the dependence of the properties of cooling radiation on the stellar magnetic field. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
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 Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2004, Neutron Star Thermal Emission And Magnetic Fields, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ygig7c6 |