Name | 040673 |
Title | A deep view into G54.1+0.3, a close cousin of the Crab Nebula |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0406730101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-1cqv8b8 |
Author | Prof Rino Bandiera |
Description | We propose to perform a 50virgulks observation of the pulsar-wind nebula G54.1+0.3. Main goals of this project are: 1. to get the deepest map ever produced for this object, in order to detect also its outer and fainter regions; 2. to model its dust scattering halo, in order to subtract it from the data (this will allow us to use more effectively also already available Chandra data); 3. to generate, after halo subtraction, a spectral map of the intrinsic emission from this source, in order to investigate the evolution of synchrotron-emitting electrons and to better constrain numerical models; 4. to search for a shell-type component associated with G54.1+0.3, in order to get independent estimates of the age of the remnant as well as of the ambient density. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2006-09-26T00:52:09Z/2006-09-26T15:51:29Z |
Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2007-10-19T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2007-10-19T00:00:00Z, 040673, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-1cqv8b8 |