| Proposal ID | 050082 |
| Title | Monitoring the 2007 periastron passage of the pulsar-binary system PSR B1259-63 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0500820601 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mdppqxp |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Werner Becker |
| Abstract | Non-accreting binary systems containing a spin-powered pulsar and a Be-starprovide us with unique opportunities to investigate the interaction between thepulsar and the stellar wind. We propose to monitor the binary system PSRB1259-63 with its companion Be-star SS 2883 during its periastron passage insummer 2007. This XMM-Newton data will enable us to examine the shocked emissionin a window around periastron in detail and to monitor how the spectral behaviorand the flux evolves when PSR B1259-63 passes through periastron. Thisobservations, which require only a modest amount of observing time, togetherwith archival data taken by ASCA and XMM at other orbital angles will finallyconstrain the geometry of the Be-star disk. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2007-07-20T08:36:30Z/2007-08-03T21:26:34Z |
| 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 | 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "XMM", "summer 2007", "modest amount", "psr b1259", "orbital angles", "XMM-Newton", "flux evolves", "accreting binary systems", "xmm newton data", "periastron passage", "spin powered pulsar", "stellar wind", "archival data", "star ss 2883", "star disk", "shocked emission", "2007 periastron passage" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Werner Becker, 2008, 'Monitoring the 2007 periastron passage of the pulsar-binary system PSR B1259-63', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mdppqxp |