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Name: First high resolution spectral studies from marginally stable nuclear burning
Published: 2011-11-04T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	040670
Title	First high resolution spectral studies from marginally stable nuclear burning
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0406700201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0dtffqt
Principal Investigator, PI	Mr D. Altamirano
Abstract	We propose to perform the first high spectral resolution studies of the recentlyfound milihertz quasi-periodic oscillations in the X-ray time variability of twoneutron star systems. These phenomena are very likely due to a marginally stablenuclear burning on the neutron star surface which means that by measuring thegravitational redshift of the spectral lines we will be able to constrain themass-to-radius ratio. Furthermore, the resulting spectrum can give us furtherinformation about the emitting area, and particularly, the temperature obtainedfrom the spectral fits will confirm if the local accretion rate onto the star isvirgulL_E as the simulations suggest. This could prove, for the first time, theextent to which the accreted material spreads over the surface.
Publications	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 Serendipitous UV source catalogues for 10 years of XMM and 5 years of Swift \|Yershov, V. N., \| Ap&SS \| 354-97 \| 2014 \| 2014Ap&SS.354...97Y \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014Ap&SS.354...97Y Oxygen, neon, and iron X-ray absorption in the local interstellar medium \|Gatuzz, Efrain, Garcia, Javier A., et al. \| A&A \| 588-111 \| 2016 \| 2016A&A...588A.111G \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016A&A...588A.111G 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 The composition of the interstellar medium in the Galaxy as seen through X-rays \|Pinto, Ciro, \| PhDT \| 0-3 \| 2013 \| 2013PhDT.........3P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013PhDT.........3P
Instrument	EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2010-10-05T04:19:22Z/2010-10-05T19:03:49Z
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	2011-11-04T00:00:00Z
Keywords	"spectral lines", "spectral fits", "local accretion rate", "neutron star systems", "gravitational redshift", "xray time variability", "neutron star surface", "radius ratio", "accreted material spreads", "spectral resolution", "resolution spectral"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Mr D. Altamirano, 2011, 'First high resolution spectral studies from marginally stable nuclear burning', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0dtffqt