| Name | 080505 |
| Title | The slowly rotating magnetar in RCW103 recovering after its 2016 outburst |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0805050101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ii3y6af |
| Author | Dr Andrea De Luca |
| Description | 1E 1613-5055 (1E), the point-like X-ray source at the center of the RCW103 supernova remnant, defied for more than a decade any interpretation because of its puzzling phenomenology, featuring a 6.67 hour periodicity, a dramatic long-term variability, coupled to a young age and to the lack of any optical-NIR counterpart. On 2016, June, 1E underwent a new outburst, emitting a millisecond burst of hard X-rays, coupled to a factor 100 brightening in the persistent soft X-ray emission. A non- thermal emission component extending up to 30 keV was also detected. These new observations strongly suggest that 1E is an isolated magnetar, with and extremely slow spin period. We ask for a new 50 ks observation with EPIC to characterize the phenomenology of this unique source while recovering from its recent outburst. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| 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 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 | 2019-03-02T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2019-03-02T23:00:00Z, 080505, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ii3y6af |