| Name | 065022 |
| Title | Measuring the Magnetic Field of the CCO Pulsar in Puppis A |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0650220201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yreicsy |
| Author | Prof Jules Halpern |
| Description | Having discovered the pulsar in Puppis A and ruled out a magnetar, we will determine if it is a weakly magnetized neutron star like the other CCO pulsars by obtaining a phase-coherent timing solution, the only practical way of measuring its spin-down rate. Our sensitivity to P-dot will correspond to a surface dipole B-field as small as 3.e10 G, comparable to to our measured value for the CCO pulsar PSR J1852+0040 in Kes 79. New spectra will also allow us to further localize its apparent 0.8 keV emission line in rotation phase, and to model the emission and viewing geometry of this unique system. This will provide important support for the anti-magnetar model of CCOs, while exploring possible reasons for their unexplained surface hot spots. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2010-05-02T18:38:01Z/2011-04-13T04:51:35Z |
| 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 | 2012-05-06T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Jules Halpern, 2012, 065022, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yreicsy |