| Name | 076033 |
| Title | A Search for the Pulsar Powering the High-Energy Emission in SNR MSH 11-62 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0760330101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sfs37ls |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The composite-type radio and X-ray supernova remnant MSH 11-62 contains a bright inner nebula with a Chandra resolved non-thermal X-ray source at its center. The nebula is coincident with a Fermi gamma-ray source. Together, the radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray properties of this system lead to only one possible conclusion: a young (<20 kyr), highly energetic (>4E36 erg/s) pulsar powering a substantial wind nebula associated with the supernova remnant. An XMM-Newton observation would have an excellent chance of detecting the expected pulsations, critical for determining the energetics of the system, searching for gamma-ray pulsations, and modeling the interaction between the wind nebula and the thermal remnant. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2015-06-14T13:09:45Z/2015-06-15T13:51:25Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| 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 | 2016-06-30T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2016, A Search For The Pulsar Powering The High-Energy Emission In Snr Msh 11-62, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sfs37ls |