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Proposal ID 072113
Title Searching for the first radio-quiet gamma-ray emitting millisecond pulsar
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-a3i0oly
Principal Investigator, PI Prof Albert Kong
Abstract We propose to observe a gamma-ray millisecond pulsar (MSP) candidate, 2FGLJ2339.6-0532, to search for the first radio-quiet gamma-ray emitting MSP ina binary. The Fermi source has a candidate X-ray counterpart from Chandra dataand its X-ray and gamma-ray properties are consistent with known gamma-raypulsars. The source is also found to have a 4.53-hr orbital period in X-ray andoptical data. We propose to use the timing mode of XMM-Newton to search formillisecond pulsation. Moreover, the high quality energy spectra will allow usto study the spectral properties and phase resolved spectra to constrain thesystem geometry.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2013-12-14T23:14:26Z/2013-12-15T17:01:05Z
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 2015-01-14T23:00:00Z
Keywords "hr orbital period", "J2339.6", "quality energy spectra", "optical data", "millisecond pulsation", "fermi source", "gamma ray pulsars", "XMM", "candidate xray counterpart", "phase resolved spectra", "xmm newton", "chandra data", "2fgl j2339", "gamma ray properties", "system geometry", "spectral properties", "XMM-Newton"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof Albert Kong, 2015, 'Searching for the first radio-quiet'' gamma-ray emitting millisecond pulsar', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-a3i0oly