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Name 020497
Title A MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT THE CENTER OF THE SUPERNOVA REMNANTS KES 79
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0204970201
https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0204970301

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-atl9rw6
Author Prof FREDERICK SEWARD
Description We have made a tentative discovery of pulsations from an X-ray source at the
center of the Galactic supernova remnant Kes 79. A pointed ROSAT PSPC
observation indicates a coherent period with marginal significance, limited only
by counting statistics. We propose an EPIC-pn observation to confirm this
detection and to obtain a second epoch pulse measurement to determine its
spin-down rate. This will allow critical pulsar parameters to be estimated. If
the ROSAT period is not confirmed, the request 2 X 21 ks exposures, separated by
a week, are sufficient to search independently for the pulsar period and its
derivative. Identifying a pulsar at the center of Kes 79 and characterizing its
unusual properties have important consequences for neutron star evolution.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2004-10-18T00:02:56Z/2004-10-24T08:24:28Z
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 2005-12-03T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof FREDERICK SEWARD, 2005, 020497, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-atl9rw6