Name | 069396 |
Title | Unveiling the pulsating behaviour of J1813, a very energetic radio-quiet pulsar |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0693960101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bh24i9k |
Author | Dr Martino Marelli |
Description | After 3 years of all-sky scanning, Fermi has discovered dozens of new g-ray only pulsars. Such a discovery has far reaching implications for our overall understanding of pulsar physics. We propose a joint XMM-Chandra observation of J1813-1246, one of the most energetic g-ray selected pulsar. J1813 rotates as fast as the Crab and its Erot is similar to that of Vela, thus we expect the pulsar to be embedded in a bright PWN. Among RQ pulsars, J1813 shows the highest X-ray flux but no deep X-ray observations have ever been performed on this target. Exploiting both XMM and Chandra capabilities we ll be able to (i) discriminate J1813 from its pulsar wind nebula (ii) study its X-ray timing behaviour (iii) obtain accurate phase-averaged and phase-resolved spectra (iv) constrain the source distance. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EPN, RGS1, OM, RGS2, EMOS1, EMOS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2013-03-10T08:37:15Z/2013-03-11T14:52:34Z |
Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Martino Marelli, 2014, 069396, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bh24i9k |