| Proposal ID | 069520 |
| Title | PSR B1929+10 - the most serious challenge for electron acceleration in a PWN |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0695200101 |
| 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 | 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 | 2014-04-27T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "deep spectro imaging", "spectral evolution", "direction opposite", "trail morphology lying", "transverse motion", "xmm newton", "emission processes", "diffuse xray emission", "particles left", "XMM-Newton", "electron acceleration", "pulsar psr b1929", "XMM", "xray trail", "psr b1929", "synchrotron wake" |
| 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', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-q22wghq |