Proposal ID | 069309 |
Title | X-ray pulsations and spectrum of the oldest gamma-ray pulsar |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0693090101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rpbm4gy |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr George Pavlov |
Abstract | PSR J1836+5925 had been known as 3EG J1835+5918, the brightest unidentifiedEGRET source, until Fermi LAT detected its pulsations with a period of 173 ms.With the spindown age of 1.8 Myr, this is the oldest non-recycled gamma-raypulsar known. Previous X-ray observations have shown that its spectrum consistsof thermal and magnetospheric components, but its X-ray pulsations have not beendetected. To understand the multiwavelength properties of the pulsar emission,separate the thermal and magnetospheric components, measure the neutron starsurface temperature, and assess the evolution of the thermal and nonthermalpulsar emission, we propose an observation with a high time resolution that willallow us to study X-ray pulsations at different energies and X-ray spectra at different phases. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2013-02-14T09:34:13Z/2013-02-16T21:18:43Z |
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 | 2014-03-08T00:00:00Z |
Keywords | "fermi lat", "nonthermal pulsar emission", "psr j1836", "magnetospheric components", "time resolution", "3eg j1835", "xray pulsations", "173 ms", "gamma ray pulsar", "spindown age", "x ray pulsations", "multiwavelength properties", "xray spectra", "pulsar emission", "spectrum consists" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr George Pavlov, 2014, 'X-ray pulsations and spectrum of the oldest gamma-ray pulsar', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rpbm4gy |