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Proposal ID 069520
Title PSR B1929+10 - the most serious challenge for electron acceleration in a PWN
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-q22wghq
Principal Investigator, PI Prof Werner Becker
Abstract XMM-Newton has confirmed the existence of the diffuse X-ray emission with atrail morphology lying in a direction opposite to the transverse motion of themillion year old pulsar PSR B1929+10. A possible interpretation of the emissionis that it is a synchrotron wake from particles left behind by the pulsar as itmoves through the ISM. We propose deep spectro-imaging observations of thepulsars X-ray trail with XMM-Newton in order to explore the emission processesat work and to measure its length/width and spectral evolution as a function ofdistance from the pulsar.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2013-03-30T12:28:50Z/2013-04-14T20:19:30Z
Version 21.51_20241115_1113
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 2014-04-27T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2026-07-09
Keywords "deep spectro imaging", "XMM-Newton", "xray trail", "synchrotron wake", "spectral evolution", "trail morphology lying", "direction opposite", "electron acceleration", "XMM", "transverse motion", "emission processes", "pulsar psr b1929", "psr b1929", "particles left", "diffuse xray emission", "xmm newton"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof Werner Becker, 2014, 'PSR B1929+10 - the most serious challenge for electron acceleration in a PWN', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-q22wghq
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