PSR J1357-6429 is a very young (7 kyr) and nearby (virgul2.5 kpc) energetic radiopulsar apparently associated with the supernova remnant candidate G309.8-2.6.The only existing X-ray observations of this system were obtained in the ROSATAll-Sky Survey that apparently show a bright extended source positionallycoincident with the pulsar and with a candidate supernova remnant detected atradio wavelengths. We here propose a short XMM observation in order to establishthe basic properties of this system. If, as expected, this is a bright X-raysource, the requested 10 ksec observation should begin to reveal spectroscopicand morphological details of the pulsar wind nebula/pulsar and form the basisfor future more detailed studies.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2005-08-05T07:15:51Z/2005-08-05T11:24:29Z
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, Dr Fernando Camilo, 2006, 'A Search for X-ray Emission from the 7000-Year-Old Pulsar J1357-6429', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yus27pg
