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
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
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.
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
