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Name 080165
Title Sleuthing A New Eclipsing Accreting Millisecond Pulsar
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0801650301

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-thnkbb1
Author Prof Jay Strader
Description We have recently discovered a new gamma-ray loud low-mass X-ray binary, 3FGL
J0427.9-6704. The X-ray and radio properties of this source suggest it is a
transitional millisecond pulsar in the accreting state. Uniquely among members
of this class, this source shows optical, X-ray, and gamma-ray eclipses,
allowing precise constraints not available for non-eclipsing systems, such as
measurements of the binary component masses. Here we propose XMM X-ray and
optical observations to better understand the variability in the system and
determine how similar its properties are to the other transitional millisecond
pulsars.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2017-05-02T16:14:17Z/2017-05-03T13:45:57Z
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 2018-05-25T22:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof Jay Strader, 2018, 080165, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-thnkbb1