| Name | 082375 |
| Title | Probing the physics of transitional ms pulsars through X-ray and optical pulses |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0823750301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-u5zmebp |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The X-ray emission of transitional ms pulsars in the disk state is highly peculiar and is a previously unknown outcome of the disk-magnetosphere interaction that has yet to be understood. We recently discovered that the transitional ms pulsar PSR J1023+0038 is also an optical pulsar (Ambrosino, Papitto et al. 2017, Nature Astronomy), strongly suggesting that a magnetospheric rotation-powered process is active. Simultaneous X- ray/optical high-temporal resolution observations are needed to finally nail down the mechanism, rotation or accretion power, producing optical and X-ray pulsations. We propose 2x25 ks and 2x30 ks observations of PSR J1023+0038 and 3FGL J1544.6 1125, simultaneously to high temporal resolution optical observations. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2018-12-11T20:13:24Z/2018-12-16T06:26:10Z |
| Version | 19.17_20220121_1250 |
| 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 | 2020-01-14T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2020, Probing The Physics Of Transitional Ms Pulsars Through X-Ray And Optical Pulses, 19.17_20220121_1250, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-u5zmebp |