We propose a 35 ks XMM-Newton observation during the outburst of a very-faintX-ray transient. These peculiar sources are underluminous by orders ofmagnitudes compared to the well known bright transients. Some of them have beenidentify as neutron stars accretor, but the nature of the vast majority remainsunclear. This observation will allow to improve our understanding of the natureof very faint X-ray transients, the cause of their underluminous outburst aswell as to study in detail the spectral and timing properties.
Publications
An X-ray view of the very faint black hole X-ray transient Swift J1357.2-0933 during its 2011 outburst |Armas Padilla, M., Wijnands, R., et al. | MNRAS | 439-3908 | 2014 | 2014MNRAS.439.3908A | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014MNRAS.439.3908A
Modelling the effect of absorption from the interstellar medium on transient black hole X-ray binaries |Eckersall, A. J., Vaughan, S., | MNRAS | 471-1468 | 2017 | 2017MNRAS.471.1468E | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017MNRAS.471.1468E
The current state of disk wind observations in BHLMXBs through X-ray absorption lines in the iron band |Parra, M., Petrucci, P. -O., et al. | A&A | 681-49 | 2024 | 2024A&A...681A..49P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024A&A...681A..49P
Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton |Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, | PhRvD | 109-L101305 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j1305L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L
Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae |Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, | PhRvD | 109-103028 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j3028L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L
Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints |De la Torre Luque, Pedro, Balaji, Shyam, | ApJ | 968-46 | 2024 | 2024ApJ...968...46D | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2011-02-05T13:02:05Z/2011-02-06T01:39:06Z
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.
European Space Agency, Ms Montserrat Armas Padilla, 2012, 'XMM-Newton observations of the outbursts of very-faint X-ray transients', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3k2mrej
