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Name: The slowly rotating magnetar in RCW103 recovering after its 2016 outburst
Published: 2019-03-02T23:00:00Z

Proposal ID	080505
Title	The slowly rotating magnetar in RCW103 recovering after its 2016 outburst
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0805050101
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ii3y6af
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Andrea De Luca
Abstract	1E 1613-5055 (1E), the point-like X-ray source at the center of the RCW103supernova remnant, defied for more than a decade any interpretation because ofits puzzling phenomenology, featuring a 6.67 hour periodicity, a dramaticlong-term variability, coupled to a young age and to the lack of any optical/NIRcounterpart. On 2016, June, 1E underwent a new outburst, emitting a millisecondburst of hard X-rays, coupled to a factor 100 brightening in the persistent softX-ray emission. A non- thermal emission component extending up to 30 keV wasalso detected. These new observations strongly suggest that 1E is an isolatedmagnetar, with and extremely slow spin period. We ask for a new 50 ksobservation with EPIC to characterize the phenomenology of this unique source while recovering from its recent outburst.
Publications	Long X-ray flares from the central source in RCW 103. XMM-Newton and VLT observations in the aftermath of the 2016 outburst \|Esposito P. De Luca A. et al. \| A&A \| 626-19 \| 2019 \| 2019A&A...626A..19E \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019A&A...626A..19E Progenitor Constraint with Circumstellar Material for the Magnetar-hosting Supernova Remnant RCW 103 \|Narita Takuto Uchida Hiroyuki et al. \| ApJ \| 950-137 \| 2023 \| 2023ApJ...950..137N \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023ApJ...950..137N
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2018-02-14T00:30:36Z/2018-02-14T18:00:36Z
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	2019-03-02T23:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"nir counterpart", "millisecond burst", "EPIC", "thermal emission component", "hard xray", "rcw103 recovering", "xray source", "rcw103 supernova remnant", "term variability", "slow spin period", "isolated magnetar", "slowly rotating magnetar"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Andrea De Luca, 2019, 'The slowly rotating magnetar in RCW103 recovering after its 2016 outburst', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ii3y6af