| Name | 020150 |
| Title | BIRDS OF A FEATHER: A STATISTICAL SEARCH FOR X-RAY PULSARS |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0201500101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ejrbwt2 |
| Author | Mr BENJAMIN COLLINS |
| Description | Discoveries of rotation-powered X-ray pulsars have increased substantially in the last several years, but their properties have yet to conform to a single pattern. We argue that pulsars have a high probability of being found in the vicinity of supernova remnants. Based on a survey of point-like sources in the ASCA archives we propose to use the EPIC-pn detector to investigate new pulsar candidates. The discoveries will fill out the incomplete sample of observed X-ray pulsars, as well as confirm the utility of our method for selecting pulsar candidates from existing archived data. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2004-08-10T15:22:06Z/2004-10-26T05:13:07Z |
| 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 | 2005-11-26T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2005-11-26T00:00:00Z, 020150, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ejrbwt2 |