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Name: Cooling of the super-heated neutron star in MAXI J0556-332
Published: 2016-09-28T22:00:00Z

Proposal ID	076275
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=0762750201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-kl71ypu
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Jeroen Homan
Abstract	Observing the cooling of neutron stars reheated by accretion provides unique in-sights into neutron-star structure. Here we propose to continue our observationsof the cooling neutron star in MAXI J0556-332, a transient that had been accre-ting at near/super-Eddington rates for 16 months when it returned to quiescencein May 2012. XMM and Chandra observations in quiescence have revealed a rapidlycooling neutron star with by far the highest temperatures observed to date forsuch systems. We request an 80 ks XMM observation of MAXI J0556-332 to investi-gate if the current rapid cooling starts evolving into a temperature plateau.Knowing when and at what temperature this occurs will help us in understandingthe properties of the neutron-star crust, as we start probing its deeper layers.
Publications	Different Accretion Heating of the Neutron Star Crust during Multiple Outbursts in MAXI J0556--332 \|Parikh Aastha S. Homan Jeroen et al. \| ApJ \| 851-28 \| 2017 \| 2017ApJ...851L..28P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017ApJ...851L..28P Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang Yanxia Zhao Yongheng \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII O VIII and Fe L-shell Transitions \|Pan Zeyang Qu Zhijie et al. \| ApJS \| 271-62 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJS..271...62P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P 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	2015-09-09T16:50:47Z/2015-09-10T21:06:07Z
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	2016-09-28T22:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"XMM", "temperature plateau", "cooling neutron star", "accre ting", "neutron star structure", "neutron star crust", "neutron stars reheated", "start probing", "investi gate", "super eddington rates", "maxi j0556 332", "deeper layers"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Jeroen Homan, 2016, 'Cooling of the super-heated neutron star in MAXI J0556-332', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-kl71ypu