| Proposal ID | 040091 |
| Title | Completing the X-ray census of Plerionic Supernova Remnants within 7 kpc |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0400910101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-w20i102 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Oleg Kargaltsev |
| Abstract | Supernova Remnants of center-filled and composite types often host young,energetic pulsars emitting strong relativistic winds. Chandra and XMM-Newtonobservations of such SNRs have already resulted in a number of pulsar andpulsar-wind nebula (PWN) discoveries. We propose to complete the X-ray census ofplerionic remnants within a 7 kpc distance, which we have begun in XMM-NewtonAO-4. The SNRs were selected based on their radio morphologies and archivalROSAT or ASCA data. This short survey will substantially expand the sample ofPNWe and pulsars observed in X-rays and help to establish the properties of theoverall population. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2006-08-13T12:25:52Z/2006-10-18T11:13:51Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2007-11-22T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "XMM-Newton", "center filled", "XMM", "archival rosat", "composite types", "relativistic winds", "energetic pulsars emitting", "xmm newton ao", "short survey", "xray census", "plerionic supernova remnant", "plerionic remnant", "substantially expand", "radio morphologies", "asca data", "ROSAT", "overall population", "supernova remnant", "xmm newton" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Oleg Kargaltsev, 2007, 'Completing the X-ray census of Plerionic Supernova Remnants within 7 kpc', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-w20i102 |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |