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Name: Searching for the r-modes in Fast Millisecond Pulsars
Published: 2020-12-02T23:00:00Z

Proposal ID	084192
Title	Searching for the r-modes in Fast Millisecond Pulsars
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0841920101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0841920301
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-86pbh6p
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Tod Strohmayer
Abstract	Neutron star observables influenced by r-mode physics, such as their spin andthermal evolution, can potentially provide a unique window on their extremeinteriors. We propose to observe several fast spinning, but non-accreting MSPs(PSRs J1902-5105 and J2043+1711) to constrain their core temperatures and r-modeamplitudes. Recent results suggest r-modes are present at very low levels insome of these objects. Either the modes are efficiently damped by an as yetundetermined mechanism, or current calculations of the r-mode instability windowmay require substantial modification. Since both the instability window andsaturation mechanisms are sensitive to spin rates, our proposed observationswill provide clues to both of these possibilities.
Publications	Dynamical Response of Solar Wind Charge Exchange Soft X-Ray Emission in Earths Magnetosphere to the Solar Wind Proton Flux \|Zhang Yingjie Sun Tianran et al. \| ApJ \| 948-69 \| 2023 \| 2023ApJ...948...69Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023ApJ...948...69Z 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	2019-10-20T09:48:39Z/2019-10-21T14:50:19Z
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	2020-12-02T23:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"low levels", "undetermined mechanism", "fast millisecond pulsars", "require substantial modification", "mode instability window", "spin rates", "fast spinning", "instability window", "mode amplitudes", "thermal evolution", "mode physics", "efficiently damped", "core temperatures", "saturation mechanisms"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Tod Strohmayer, 2020, 'Searching for the r-modes in Fast Millisecond Pulsars', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-86pbh6p