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Name: Cooling of the super-heated neutron star in MAXI J0556-332
Published: 2015-09-19T22:00:00Z

Proposal ID	074487
Title	Cooling of the super-heated neutron star in MAXI J0556-332
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0744870201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3z8cuoy
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Jeroen Homan
Abstract	Observing the cooling of neutron stars reheated by accretion provides uniqueinsights into neutron-star structure. Here we propose an observation of thecooling neutron star in MAXI J0556-332, a transient that had been accreting atnear-Eddington rates for 16 months when it returned to quiescence in May 2012.XMM and Chandra observations in quiescence have revealed a rapidly coolingneutron star with by far the highest temperatures observed to date for suchsystems. We request a 70 ks XMM observation of MAXI J0556-332 to cover a periodduring which rapid cooling may start evolving into a temperature plateau.Knowing when and at what level this occurs will help us in understanding theproperties of the neutron-star crust, as we start probing its deeper layers.
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Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2014-09-02T05:45:23Z/2014-09-03T03:58:43Z
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	2015-09-19T22:00:00Z
Keywords	"neutron stars reheated", "cooling neutron star", "deeper layers", "eddington rates", "XMM", "maxi j0556 332", "neutron star crust", "start evolving", "rapid cooling", "start probing", "neutron star structure", "temperature plateau"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Jeroen Homan, 2015, 'Cooling of the super-heated neutron star in MAXI J0556-332', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3z8cuoy