The recent detection of several diffuse, hard-X-ray sources in the ASCA Galacticplane survey provides new candidates in the search for the dozens of young,Crab-like remnants missing from the current Milky Way supernova remnant catalog.By comparing this survey with our new VLA survey of the Galactic plane, we havediscovered two strong candidates for young pulsar wind nebulae. We propose toimage both objects with XMM to confirm their nature and measure the sourceproperties.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2004-09-18T01:58:46Z/2004-10-22T12:53:38Z
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.
European Space Agency, Prof DAVID HELFAND, 2005, 'STALKING CRADLES: A SEARCH FOR YOUNG PULSARS IN THE FIRST QUADRANT', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wbs4ehe
