| Name | 074421 |
| Title | X-raying the brightest black widow system. |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0744210101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6ceksf0 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The Fermi mission unveiled a large population of MSP pulsar in the Galactic field. A surprising, high fraction of such sources is in very compact binary systems, the so-called (and poorly understood) Black Widows (BW) and Redbacks (RB). PSR J1311-3430 is one of the most interesting MSPs discovered by Fermi. It is an extreme BW system with a number of peculiarities that make it a unique laboratory in order to study irradiation-driven processes ruling evolution of MSP systems. In view of the very bright X-ray counterpart, the unique, complementary capabilities of the EPIC cameras will allow to get an unprecedented view of the phenomenology of a Black widow system. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2014-08-02T20:25:48Z/2014-08-04T11:53:21Z |
| Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2015-08-25T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2015, X-Raying The Brightest Black Widow System., PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6ceksf0 |