Proposal ID | 065487 |
Title | Pulse-phase spectroscopy of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937 in a low |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0654870101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3slcx5g |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Andrea Tiengo |
Abstract | 1E 1048.1-5937 is the magnetar candidate with the largest pulsed fraction, thatis observed to be anti-correlated to the source flux. At the lowest flux level,the 1-10 keV pulsed fraction is >90% and a soft X-ray spectral component,possibly due to thermal emission from most of the magnetar surface, emerges atpulse-phase minimum. This source state provides the best opportunity to studythrough phase-resolved spectroscopy both the non-thermal and thermal emissionfrom regions of the magnetar surface at different temperatures. Since the onlyavailable observation of 1E 1048.1-5937 in this low flux state is a 5 ksXMM-Newton observation, we propose a deeper 80 ks observation, to be performedin case the 2-10 keV flux falls below 4E-12 erg cm-2 s-1. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2011-08-06T01:17:27Z/2011-08-07T04:12:44Z |
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 | 2012-09-10T00:00:00Z |
Last Update | 2025-08-04 |
Keywords | "XMM", "magnetar surface", "1e 1048", "XMM-Newton", "kev flux falls", "erg cm", "phase resolved spectroscopy", "largest pulsed fraction", "xmm newton", "source flux", "kev pulsed fraction", "magnetar candidate", "thermal emission", "pulse phase spectroscopy", "anti correlated", "pulse phase minimum", "lowest flux level", "low flux" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Andrea Tiengo, 2012, 'Pulse-phase spectroscopy of the anomalous X-ray pulsar 1E 1048.1-5937 in a low', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3slcx5g |