| Proposal ID | 030344 |
| Title | Thermal emission from three recently discovered pulsars |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0303440101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-p7zmo9h |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Vyacheslav Zavlin |
| Abstract | Middle-aged pulsars (with ages of 100-500 kyr) provide the opportunity to studythe thermal radiation from neutron stars (NSs). Their observations, combinedwith the NS cooling models, can constrain the nature of the superfluid interior,the composition of the stellar core, the processes responsible for the NScooling, and the NS mass and radius. However, thermal radiation has beendefinitively detected from only a few middle-aged pulsars so far. We propose toobserve three nearby to constrain the NS thermal evolution models. Theseobservations will allow us to measure the spectral parameters and study thethermal component of the pulsars radiation to constrain the NS thermalevolution models. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2005-07-12T20:01:53Z/2005-07-13T04:25:26Z |
| 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 | 2006-08-04T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "thermal radiation", "middle aged pulsars", "thermal emission", "spectral parameters", "neutron stars nss", "ns cooling", "ns mass", "stellar core", "thermal component", "ns cooling models", "superfluid interior" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Vyacheslav Zavlin, 2006, 'Thermal emission from three recently discovered pulsars', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-p7zmo9h |