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Name: Features in the X-ray spectrum of an isolated rotation-powered pulsar
Published: 2019-07-10T22:00:00Z

Proposal ID	080308
Title	Features in the X-ray spectrum of an isolated rotation-powered pulsar
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-7o6v73v
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Oleg Kargaltsev
Abstract	Until recently spectral features had been found only in X-ray Dim IsolatedNeutron Stars (XDINSs), Rotating Radio Transients (RRATs), magnetars, andCentral Compact Objects (CCOs) in SNRs, which all are exotic members of theknown neutron star population dominated by rotation-powered pulsars. In our EPICobservation of an ordinary 100-kyr-old pulsar J1740+1000 we unexpectedly foundsolid evidence for absorption features in an isolated rotation-powered pulsar.We request a much deeper observation to study the features in detail, measurethe phase-dependent changes in the feature energies, widths and depths, andestablish their physical nature. These findings will have far-reachingimplications for understanding the physics of NS magnetospheres and atmospheres.
Publications	A Search for TeV Gamma-Ray Emission from Pulsar Tails by VERITAS \|Benbow W. Brill A. et al. \| ApJ \| 916-117 \| 2021 \| 2021ApJ...916..117B \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021ApJ...916..117B Thermal and non-thermal X-ray emission from the rotation-powered radio/u03b3-ray pulsar PSR J1740+1000 \|Rigoselli Michela Mereghetti Sandro et al. \| MNRAS \| 513-3113 \| 2022 \| 2022MNRAS.513.3113R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022MNRAS.513.3113R 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 From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez Antonio C. \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2017-09-10T17:03:59Z/2018-04-05T15:12:03Z
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	2019-07-10T22:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-08-04
Keywords	"rotation powered pulsars", "xray spectrum", "EPIC", "ns magnetosphere", "pulsar j1740", "phase dependent", "solid evidence", "supernova remnant"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Oleg Kargaltsev, 2019, 'Features in the X-ray spectrum of an isolated rotation-powered pulsar', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-7o6v73v