| Name | 050204 |
| Title | Measuring the Spin-downs of Three Nearby Isolated Neutron Stars |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0502040601 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xpfteuw |
| Author | Dr David Kaplan |
| Description | The nearest thermally emitting neutron stars may be the best sample to measure the true demographics of neutron stars, and arguably offer the best prospects for measuring neutron star radii through thermal emission. But these tasks are complicated by our lack of knowledge about their magnetic field strengths and ages. Recently, we have determined these for two objects using dedicated X-ray timing observations: by measuring spin-down and assuming a dipole field, we find magnetic fields between normal pulsars and magnetars. We propose to complete this sample with timing observations of the three remaining objects in this class that show periodicities: RX J0420.0-5022, RX J0806.4-4123, and RX J2143.0+0654. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2007-05-13T16:27:08Z/2008-05-19T06:27:05Z |
| 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 | 2009-06-27T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr David Kaplan, 2009, 050204, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xpfteuw |