A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name: Soft X-Ray Millisecond Variability from an Accreting Neutron Star
Published: 2006-10-09T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	030325
Title	Soft X-Ray Millisecond Variability from an Accreting Neutron Star
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0303250201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6wk2a7u
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Philip Kaaret
Abstract	The discovery of millisecond variability in the hard (2.5-30 keV) emission ofneutron-star low-mass x-ray binaries opened a new window on the study of theaccretion flow and the effects of strong gravitational fields in these systems.We plan to use XMM-Newton to search for millisecond variability in the softx-ray band (0.4-2.5 keV), which is inaccessible to RXTE, from sources which haveshown kHz quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) in hard x-rays. This observationswill place important constraints on models of the kHz QPOs.
Publications	A systematic analysis of the broad iron Kalpha line in neutron-star LMXBs with XMM-Newton \|Ng C. Diaz Trigo M. et al. \| A&A \| 522-96 \| 2010 \| 2010A&A...522A..96N \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010A&A...522A..96N Relativistic Lines and Reflection from the Inner Accretion Disks Around Neutron Stars \|Cackett Edward M. Miller Jon M. et al. \| ApJ \| 720-205 \| 2010 \| 2010ApJ...720..205C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010ApJ...720..205C Relativistic Iron Line Emission from the Neutron Star Low-mass X-Ray Binary 4U 1636-536 \|Pandel Dirk Kaaret Philip \| ApJ \| 688-1288 \| 2008 \| 2008ApJ...688.1288P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2008ApJ...688.1288P Interstellar medium composition through X-ray spectroscopy of low-mass X-ray binaries \|Pinto C. Kaastra J. S. et al. \| A&A \| 551-25 \| 2013 \| 2013A&A...551A..25P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013A&A...551A..25P Broad iron line in the fast spinning neutron-star system 4U 1636-53 \|Sanna Andrea Hiemstra Beike et al. \| MNRAS \| 432-1144 \| 2013 \| 2013MNRAS.432.1144S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013MNRAS.432.1144S Iron-line and continuum variations in the XMM-Newton and Suzaku spectra of the neutron-star low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636-53 \|Lyu Ming Mendez Mariano et al. \| MNRAS \| 440-1165 \| 2014 \| 2014MNRAS.440.1165L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014MNRAS.440.1165L Broad iron emission line and kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations in the neutron star system 4U 1636-53 \|Sanna Andrea Mendez Mariano et al. \| MNRAS \| 440-3275 \| 2014 \| 2014MNRAS.440.3275S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014MNRAS.440.3275S Revealing the broad iron Kalpha line in Cygnus X-1 through simultaneous XMM-Newton RXTE and INTEGRAL observations \|Duro Refiz Dauser Thomas et al. \| A&A \| 589-14 \| 2016 \| 2016A&A...589A..14D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016A&A...589A..14D Relativistic Disc Line: A Tool to Constrain Neutron Star Equation of State Models \|Bhattacharyya Sudip \| JApA \| 38-38 \| 2017 \| 2017JApA...38...38B \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017JApA...38...38B Accretion flow properties in low-mass X-ray binaries \|Sanna Andrea \| PhDT \| 0-1 \| 2013 \| 2013PhDT.........1S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013PhDT.........1S The composition of the interstellar medium in the Galaxy as seen through X-rays \|Pinto Ciro \| PhDT \| 0-3 \| 2013 \| 2013PhDT.........3P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013PhDT.........3P The reflection spectrum of the low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636-53 \|Wang Yanan Mendez Mariano et al. \| MNRAS \| 468-2256 \| 2017 \| 2017MNRAS.468.2256W \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017MNRAS.468.2256W Phase-resolved Analyses of Millihertz Quasi-periodic Oscillations in 4U 1636-53 using the Hilbert-Huang Transform \|Hsieh Hung-En Chou Yi \| ApJ \| 900-116 \| 2020 \| 2020ApJ...900..116H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2020ApJ...900..116H Investigation into the reflection properties of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636-53 \|Lyu M. Zhang G. B. et al. \| A&A \| 677-156 \| 2023 \| 2023A&A...677A.156L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023A&A...677A.156L
Instrument	EPN, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2005-08-29T18:04:09Z/2005-08-30T02:46:25Z
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	2006-10-09T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"gravitational fields", "accreting neutron star", "millisecond variability", "hard xray", "xmm newton", "soft xray band", "XMM-Newton", "XMM", "khz qpos", "kev emission", "accretion flow"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Philip Kaaret, 2006, 'Soft X-Ray Millisecond Variability from an Accreting Neutron Star', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6wk2a7u