Proposal ID | 074279 |
Title | X-ray burstaroos? XMM observations of bursting neutron stars |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0742790501 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bitx68l |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Duncan Lorimer |
Abstract | We propose 30 ks XMM-Newton observations of three neutron stars which emitregular bursts of pulsed radio emission. How these bursting neutron stars fitinto pulsar emission phenomenology is currently unclear. They share somecharacteristics with moding pulsars, in particular PSR B0943+10 which wasrecently shown to switch between two emission states at radio and X-raywavelengths. Together with radio observations using the GBT and otherinstruments, these observations will help establish whether bursting pulsarsshow correlated changes in their X-ray emission and allow us to directly comparethe emission physics of bursting and moding emission in neutron stars. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2014-04-09T17:06:25Z/2014-04-10T02:26:25Z |
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 | 2015-04-25T22:00:00Z |
Keywords | "x ray burstaroos", "pulsar emission phenomenology", "neutron stars", "xray wavelengths", "bursting neutron stars", "XMM", "moding emission", "psr b0943", "emission physics", "pulsed radio emission", "XMM-Newton", "xray emission", "emit regular bursts", "bursting pulsars", "moding pulsars", "xmm newton" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Duncan Lorimer, 2015, 'X-ray burstaroosquestionMark XMM observations of bursting neutron stars', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bitx68l |