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Proposal ID 065383
Title Characterizing the X-ray properties of a new intriguing binary system
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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