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Proposal ID 069279
Title The first broadband study of a NS transient in quiescence with XMM and NuSTAR
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-9498alm
Principal Investigator, PI Dr John Tomsick
Abstract In quiescence, the soft X-ray spectra of neutron star (NS) Low-Mass X-ray Binary(LMXB) transients most often contain two components: one is due to thermalemission from the NS surface and is reasonably well-understood, while the otheris a hard (often very hard) power-law of unknown origin. The upcoming NuSTARmission will provide the first measurement of the >10 keV spectrum of quiescentNS LMXBs, which, along with XMM-Newton observations, will allow us todiscriminate between accretion and pulsar rotation as the energy source for thepower-law component. We propose coordinated XMM-Newton/NuSTAR observations ofthe closest and brightest quiescent system, Cen X-4.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2013-01-21T11:43:58Z/2013-01-21T22:47:50Z
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 2014-02-20T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "thermal emission", "energy source", "power law component", "hard power law", "xmm newton", "ns surface", "quiescent ns lmxbs", "pulsar rotation", "XMM-Newton", "nustar mission", "NuSTAR", "coordinated xmm newton", "XMM", "ns transient", "soft xray spectra", "kev spectrum", "brightest quiescent system", "cen x"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr John Tomsick, 2014, 'The first broadband study of a NS transient in quiescence with XMM and NuSTAR', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-9498alm