Central compact objects (CCOs) in supernova remnants (SNRs) represent a largefraction of neutron star births, but are difficult to study because of theirweak magnetic fields. We have measured spin-down dipole fields for only threeCCOs, of which two have spectral features that confirm their weak B-fields. Wepropose deep observations of the two remaining, bright CCOs to search for theirexpected pulsations and cyclotron resonance features that could fall in the softX-ray band. This will help establish the birth properties of an important classof NS, probe their magnetic field structure, and address theories of theirevolution in comparison with ordinary pulsars.
Publications
Evidence for Thermal X-Ray Line Emission from the Synchrotron-dominated Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946 |Katsuda, Satoru, Acero, Fabio, et al. | ApJ | 814-29 | 2015 | 2015ApJ...814...29K | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015ApJ...814...29K
Measuring the basic parameters of neutron stars using model atmospheres |Suleimanov, V. F., Poutanen, J., et al. | EPJA | 52-20 | 2016 | 2016EPJA...52...20S | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016EPJA...52...20S
Progressive steepening of the SNR RX J1713.7-3946 X-ray spectrum from XMM-Newton to INTEGRAL |Kuznetsova, Ekaterina, Krivonos, Roman, et al. | MNRAS | 489-1828 | 2019 | 2019MNRAS.489.1828K | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019MNRAS.489.1828K
Evolutionary Models for 43 Galactic Supernova Remnants with Distances and X-Ray Spectra |Leahy, D. A., Ranasinghe, S., | ApJS | 248-16 | 2020 | 2020ApJS..248...16L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2020ApJS..248...16L
Search for Continuous Gravitational Waves from the Central Compact Objects in Supernova Remnants Cassiopeia A, Vela Jr., and G347.3-0.5 |Papa, M. A., Ming, J., et al. | ApJ | 897-22 | 2020 | 2020ApJ...897...22P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2020ApJ...897...22P
X-ray bounds on cooling, composition, and magnetic field of the Cassiopeia A neutron star and young central compact objects |Ho, Wynn C. G., Zhao, Yue, et al. | MNRAS | 506-5015 | 2021 | 2021MNRAS.506.5015H | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.506.5015H
What causes the absence of pulsations in Central Compact Objects in supernova remnants? |Wu, Qi, Pires, Adriana M., et al. | RAA | 21-294 | 2021 | 2021RAA....21..294W | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021RAA....21..294W
Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton |Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, | PhRvD | 109-L101305 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j1305L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L
Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae |Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, | PhRvD | 109-103028 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j3028L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L
Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints |De la Torre Luque, Pedro, Balaji, Shyam, | ApJ | 968-46 | 2024 | 2024ApJ...968...46D | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2013-08-24T20:48:23Z/2014-02-25T23:00:16Z
Version
PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE
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.
European Space Agency, Prof Jules Halpern, 2015, 'Completing a Study of the Brightest CCOs', PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-5ngqnpp
