Proposal ID | 069396 |
Title | Unveiling the pulsating behaviour of J1813, a very energetic radio-quiet pulsar |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0693960101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bh24i9k |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Martino Marelli |
Abstract | After 3 years of all-sky scanning, Fermi has discovered dozens of new g-ray onlypulsars. Such a discovery has far reaching implications for our overallunderstanding of pulsar physics. We propose a joint XMM-Chandra observation ofJ1813-1246, one of the most energetic g-ray selected pulsar. J1813 rotates asfast as the Crab and its Erot is similar to that of Vela, thus we expect thepulsar to be embedded in a bright PWN. Among RQ pulsars, J1813 shows the highestX-ray flux but no deep X-ray observations have ever been performed on thistarget. Exploiting both XMM and Chandra capabilities we ll be able to (i)discriminate J1813 from its pulsar wind nebula (ii) study its X-ray timingbehaviour (iii) obtain accurate phase-averaged and phase-resolved spectra (iv) constrain the source distance. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2013-03-10T08:37:15Z/2013-03-11T14:52:34Z |
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 | 2014-04-10T00:00:00Z |
Keywords | "xmm chandra", "sky scanning", "XMM", "rq pulsars", "source distance", "xray flux", "phase averaged", "bright pwn", "pulsar physics", "j1813 rotates", "discriminate j1813", "j1813 1246", "deep xray" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Martino Marelli, 2014, 'Unveiling the pulsating behaviour of J1813 comma a very energetic radio-quiet pulsar', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bh24i9k |