Proposal ID | 065383 |
Title | Characterizing the X-ray properties of a new intriguing binary system |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0653830101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sqxg6jq |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Andrea Possenti |
Abstract | PSR J1723-28 may represent the second known case (after PSR J1023+0038;Archibald et al. 2009, Science) of a just-formed baby millisecond pulsar.That provides unprecedented possibilities for investigating the last stages ofthe so-called recycling process and the related activation of a millisecondpulsar. In the framework of a large multiwavelength campaign, we request here a55 ks exposure (thus sampling a full orbit of PSR J1723-28) in order to: (i)firmly establishing the X-ray counterpart to the binary; (ii) investigating thenature of the X-ray emission; (iii) constraining the distribution of plasma inthe system and the geometry of the X-ray emission, thanks to the comparision ofthe variability simultaneously observed in the X-ray emission and in the pulsed radio emission. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2011-03-03T10:58:47Z/2011-03-04T04:40:11Z |
Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
Mission Description | The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs 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 Earths 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 | 2012-03-30T00:00:00Z |
Keywords | "xray properties", "ii investigating", "psr j1023", "xray counterpart", "millisecond pulsar", "pulsed radio emission", "intriguing binary system", "multiwavelength campaign", "related activation", "xray emission", "psr j1723", "iii constraining" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Andrea Possenti, 2012, 'Characterizing the X-ray properties of a new intriguing binary system', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sqxg6jq |