We propose a 130 ks-long XMM-Newton observation of the most extreme among theSupergiant Fast X-ray Transient, IGR J17544 2619, to unveil the mechanismregulating the unique behavior of these objects in the X-ray domain. This deepobservation with XMM will secure: (i) enough sensitivity to study with therequired accuracy soft spectral components, which are the most reliable tracersof the donor wind structure and can be used to efficiently probe the accretionflow geometry in wind-fed systems; (ii) catch at least one bright burst and 7-10smaller flares, permitting an accurate spectral and statistical analysis of thetriggering mechanism; (iii) measure pulsations down to pulsed fractions of 4-5%and spin periods of 3-4 ks, expected for magnetars in binaries.
Towards a Unified View of Inhomogeneous Stellar Winds in Isolated Supergiant Stars and Supergiant High Mass X-Ray Binaries |Martinez-Nunez, Silvia, Kretschmar, Peter, et al. | SSRv | 212-59 | 2017 | 2017SSRv..212...59M | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017SSRv..212...59M
The accretion environment of supergiant fast X-ray transients probed with XMM-Newton |Bozzo, E., Bernardini, F., et al. | A&A | 608-128 | 2017 | 2017A&A...608A.128B | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017A&A...608A.128B
Supergiant fast X-ray transients versus classical supergiant high mass X-ray binaries: Does the difference lie in the companion wind? |Pradhan, P., Bozzo, E., | A&A | 610-50 | 2018 | 2018A&A...610A..50P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018A&A...610A..50P
An X-ray chimney extending hundreds of parsecs above and below the Galactic Centre |Ponti, G., Hofmann, F., et al. | Natur | 567-347 | 2019 | 2019Natur.567..347P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019Natur.567..347P
The Galactic center chimneys: the base of the multiphase outflow of the Milky Way |Ponti, G., Morris, M. R., et al. | A&A | 646-66 | 2021 | 2021A&A...646A..66P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021A&A...646A..66P
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
2015-03-20T05:00:31Z/2015-03-21T20:17:09Z
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.
European Space Agency, Dr Enrico Bozzo, 2016, 'Observing extreme SFXTs with XMM', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-t9tprd1
