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Proposal ID 030691
Title A Search for X-ray Emission from the 7000-Year-Old Pulsar J1357-6429
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yus27pg
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Fernando Camilo
Abstract PSR J1357-6429 is a very young (7 kyr) and nearby (~2.5 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.
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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.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published 2006-09-09T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "pulsar j1357 6429", "short xmm", "radio wavelengths", "basic properties", "G309.8", "pulsar wind nebula", "existing xray", "bright xray source", "ROSAT", "xray emission", "candidate supernova remnant", "XMM", "psr j1357 6429", "source positionally coincident", "sky survey"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines 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