A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name 055535
Title The post-awakening of the transient bursting AXP in Westerlund 1
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0555350101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-a34t5ue
Author Dr GianLuca Israel
Description On September 2006 an intense (10^39 ergs) and short (20ms) burst was detected by
Swift from the candidate Anomalous X-ray Pulsar CXOU J164710.2-455216. A Swift
observations carried out 13 hours later found that the AXP entered in a rare
outburst phase and measured a flux level 300 times brighter then that in
quiescence. Subsequent Swift, Chandra, XMM and SUZAKU follow-up observations
monitored the initial phases of the source outburst allowing to infer very
important information for this source. Both the spectral and timing properties
of CXOU J164710.2-455216 drastically changed and are still evolving after one
year. The present proposal is aimed at following the evolution of the main
spectral/timing parameters of the second confirmed bursting transient AXP.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2008-08-20T11:40:05Z/2008-08-20T20:48:43Z
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 2009-10-02T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr GianLuca Israel, 2009, 055535, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-a34t5ue