
| Proposal ID | 079061 |
| Title | HARD X-RAY TIMING BEHAVIORS OF MAGNETAR ACTIVITIES:TOROIDAL FIELD IN SGR 1900+14 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0790610101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vleqjzy |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr TERUAKI ENOTO |
| Abstract | The non-thermal hard X-rays of magnetars are a crucial key to understand theirmagnetic activities,or even a unique way to access the toroidal magnetic fieldhidden inside a stelar interior. A new signature of stellar free precision hasbeen suggested from two sources 4U 0142+61 and 1E 1547.0-5408. This can beinterpreted as a distortion of stellar shape due to the extremely strongtoroidal field of magnetars. However, the results are only limited to Suzakuobservations from a few sources. It is hence imperative to confirm whether sucha signature does exists in other magnetars from NuSTAR observations. We proposea 120 ks observation of a prolific soft gamma repeater SGR 1900+14 which hardX-ray timing and spectral nature has yet to be investigated in detail. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2016-10-20T21:43:05Z/2016-10-21T04:06:25Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2017-11-11T23:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-06-19 |
| Keywords | "stelar interior", "stellar free precision", "hard xray", "nonthermal hard xray", "SGR 1900+14", "magnetar activities", "toroidal field", "NuSTAR", "magnetic activities", "sgr 1900", "1e 1547", "sources 4u 0142", "stellar shape" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr TERUAKI ENOTO, 2017, 'HARD X-RAY TIMING BEHAVIORS OF MAGNETAR ACTIVITIES:TOROIDAL FIELD IN SGR 1900+14', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vleqjzy |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |