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Name: Soft X-Ray Millisecond Variability from an Accreting Neutron Star
Published: 2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	050035
Title	Soft X-Ray Millisecond Variability from an Accreting Neutron Star
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0500350301 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0500350401
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mnshoir
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Philip Kaaret
Abstract	The discovery of millisecond variability in the hard (2.5-30 keV) emission ofneutron-star low-mass x-ray binaries opened a new window on the study of theaccretion flow and the effects of strong gravitational fields in these systems.We propose to use XMM-Newton to search for millisecond variability in the softx-ray band (0.4-2.5 keV), which is inaccessible to RXTE. We request twoobservations of 4U 1636-536 which has produces strong and narrow kHzquasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) in hard x-rays and is in the continuousviewing zone of the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer. These observations should placeimportant constraints on models of the kHz QPOs.
Publications	A systematic analysis of the broad iron Kalpha line in neutron-star LMXBs with XMM-Newton \|Ng, C., Diaz Trigo, M., et al. \| A&A \| 522-96 \| 2010 \| 2010A&A...522A..96N \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010A&A...522A..96N Relativistic Lines and Reflection from the Inner Accretion Disks Around Neutron Stars \|Cackett, Edward M., Miller, Jon M., et al. \| ApJ \| 720-205 \| 2010 \| 2010ApJ...720..205C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010ApJ...720..205C Relativistic Iron Line Emission from the Neutron Star Low-mass X-Ray Binary 4U 1636-536 \|Pandel, Dirk, Kaaret, Philip, \| ApJ \| 688-1288 \| 2008 \| 2008ApJ...688.1288P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2008ApJ...688.1288P 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 Broad iron line in the fast spinning neutron-star system 4U 1636-53 \|Sanna, Andrea, Hiemstra, Beike, et al. \| MNRAS \| 432-1144 \| 2013 \| 2013MNRAS.432.1144S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013MNRAS.432.1144S Iron-line and continuum variations in the XMM-Newton and Suzaku spectra of the neutron-star low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636-53 \|Lyu, Ming, Mendez, Mariano, et al. \| MNRAS \| 440-1165 \| 2014 \| 2014MNRAS.440.1165L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014MNRAS.440.1165L Broad iron emission line and kilohertz quasi-periodic oscillations in the neutron star system 4U 1636-53 \|Sanna, Andrea, Mendez, Mariano, et al. \| MNRAS \| 440-3275 \| 2014 \| 2014MNRAS.440.3275S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014MNRAS.440.3275S Spectral and timing analysis of the mHz QPOs in the neutron-star low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636-53 \|Lyu, Ming, Mendez, Mariano, et al. \| MNRAS \| 454-541 \| 2015 \| 2015MNRAS.454..541L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015MNRAS.454..541L 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 On the detectability of CO molecules in the interstellar medium via X-ray spectroscopy \|Joachimi, Katerine, Gatuzz, Efrain, et al. \| MNRAS \| 461-352 \| 2016 \| 2016MNRAS.461..352J \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016MNRAS.461..352J Relativistic Disc Line: A Tool to Constrain Neutron Star Equation of State Models \|Bhattacharyya, Sudip, \| JApA \| 38-38 \| 2017 \| 2017JApA...38...38B \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017JApA...38...38B Accretion flow properties in low-mass X-ray binaries \|Sanna, Andrea, \| PhDT \| 0-1 \| 2013 \| 2013PhDT.........1S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013PhDT.........1S 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 The reflection spectrum of the low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636-53 \|Wang, Yanan, Mendez, Mariano, et al. \| MNRAS \| 468-2256 \| 2017 \| 2017MNRAS.468.2256W \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017MNRAS.468.2256W XMM-Newton and NICER Measurement of the Rms Spectrum of the Millihertz Quasiperiodic Oscillations in the Neutron-star Low-mass X-Ray Binary 4U 1636-53 \|Lyu, Ming, Zhang, Guobao, et al. \| ApJ \| 895-120 \| 2020 \| 2020ApJ...895..120L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2020ApJ...895..120L Phase-resolved Analyses of Millihertz Quasi-periodic Oscillations in 4U 1636-53 using the Hilbert-Huang Transform \|Hsieh, Hung-En, Chou, Yi, \| ApJ \| 900-116 \| 2020 \| 2020ApJ...900..116H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2020ApJ...900..116H Investigation into the reflection properties of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1636-53 \|Lyu, M., Zhang, G. B., et al. \| A&A \| 677-156 \| 2023 \| 2023A&A...677A.156L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023A&A...677A.156L
Instrument	EPN, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2007-09-28T15:24:44Z/2008-02-27T15:01:05Z
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	2009-05-29T00:00:00Z
Keywords	"hard xray", "XMM", "gravitational fields", "millisecond variability", "khz qpos", "accreting neutron star", "rossi xray", "accretion flow", "XMM-Newton", "kev emission", "4u 1636 536", "soft xray band", "xmm newton"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Philip Kaaret, 2009, 'Soft X-Ray Millisecond Variability from an Accreting Neutron Star', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mnshoir