| Name | 060438 |
| Title | From Outburst to Quiescence: Monitoring the Transient X-ray Pulsar in Wes 1 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0604380101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yq9rhqj |
| Author | Prof GianLuca Israel |
| Description | On 2006 September 21 an intense (10^39 ergs) and short (20ms) burst was detected by Swift from the candidate Anomalous X-ray Pulsar CXOU J164710.2-455216, while a fast-response Swift observation detected a flux enhancement larger than a factor of 300 with respect to the quiescent level. Subsequent Swift, Chandra, XMM and SUZAKU follow-up observations allowed, for the first time, to monitor a magnetar outburst since the very beginning. Both the spectral and timing properties of CXOU J164710.2-455216 drastically changed on short- and long-term timescales and are still evolving after two years. The present proposal is aimed at continuing the XMM monitoring of this source and studying the evolution of the main spectral-timing parameters as it approaches its quiescent flux. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2009-08-24T07:27:50Z/2009-08-24T19:34:51Z |
| 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 | 2010-09-09T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2010-09-09T00:00:00Z, 060438, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yq9rhqj |