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Name 065062
Title The Quiet HMXB Candidate HD 15137
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0650620201

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gieljsn
Author Dr M. Virginia McSwain
Description HD 15137 is an intriguing runaway O-type binary that offers a rare opportunity
to explore the mechanism by which it was ejected from the open cluster of its
birth. All of the evidence from optical spectra points to a compact companion in
this system - except for the lack of hard X-ray emission detected from the
system. HD 15137 is therefore a quiet HMXB candidate, too widely separated for
the neutron star to accrete a significant mass of stellar winds and be detected
as an X-ray binary. Therefore we propose observations with XMM-Newton, to occur
at the time of periastron, that will detect the hard power law spectrum from a
weakly accreting neutron star and reveal the evolutionary history of HD 15137.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2011-01-23T14:53:12Z/2011-01-24T03:19:30Z
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 2012-02-09T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr M. Virginia McSwain, 2012, 065062, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gieljsn