RX J1605.3+3249 is one of the intriguing isolated neutron stars (INSs) known asthe Magnificent Seven.. (M7). An evolutionary link with magnetars may explainwhy they rotate more slowly, are hotter, and have higher magnetic fields thanother pulsars of similar age. A recent XMM-Newton observation finally revealedthe neutron star spin period. The amplitude of the modulation is stronglyenergy-dependent. Further observations will be used to determine a precisetiming solution and to perform phase-resolved spectroscopy. These will provideinvaluable information on the geometry of the emitting regions, and will allowus to precisely determine the high value of spin down hinted by analysis ofarchival data, which places the source closer to a magnetar than any other M7 INS.
Publications
A deep XMM-Newton look on the thermally emitting isolated neutron star RX J1605.3+3249 |Pires, A. M., Schwope, A. D., et al. | A&A | 623-73 | 2019 | 2019A&A...623A..73P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019A&A...623A..73P
Universal detection of high-temperature emission in X-ray isolated neutron stars |Yoneyama, Tomokage, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, et al. | PASJ | 71-17 | 2019 | 2019PASJ...71...17Y | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019PASJ...71...17Y
A Joint NICER and XMM-Newton View of the Magnificent.. Thermally Emitting X-Ray Isolated Neutron Star RX J1605.3+3249 |Malacaria, Christian, Bogdanov, Slavko, et al. | ApJ | 880-74 | 2019 | 2019ApJ...880...74M | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019ApJ...880...74M
A Comparison of X-Ray Photon Indices among the Narrow- and Broad-line Seyfert 1 Galaxies |Ojha, Vineet, Chand, Hum, et al. | ApJ | 896-95 | 2020 | 2020ApJ...896...95O | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2020ApJ...896...95O
Axion Emission Can Explain a New Hard X-Ray Excess from Nearby Isolated Neutron Stars |Buschmann, Malte, Co, Raymond T., et al. | PhRvL | 126-21102 | 2021 | 2021PhRvL.126b1102B | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021PhRvL.126b1102B
Deep eROSITA observations of the magnificent seven isolated neutron stars |Mancini Pires, Adriana, Schwope, Axel, | IAUS | 363-288 | 2023 | 2023IAUS..363..288M | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023IAUS..363..288M
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
2015-07-21T20:19:26Z/2016-02-11T16:05:16Z
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 Adriana Mancini Pires, 2017, 'RX J1605.3+3249: as close to a magnetar as a Magnificent Seven INS can get', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-pbt2i39
