| Name | 085202 |
| Title | Physical Processes in the new Gamma Ray Binary 3FGL J1405.4-6119 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0852020101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-dtlsy0p |
| Author | Dr Robin Corbet |
| Description | We have discovered a new member of the rare and poorly understood class of high-mass gamma-ray binaries: 3FGL J1405.4-6119. The system shows gamma-ray, radio and X-ray modulation on its 13.7 day period, with different patterns at each waveband. The existing X-ray data, while clearly showing the period, are insufficient to perform phase-resolved spectroscopy, which is needed to investigate the physics driving the emission and its orbital variability. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2019-08-17T16:07:46Z/2019-08-25T02:33:51Z |
| 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 | 2020-09-13T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2020-09-13T22:00:00Z, 085202, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-dtlsy0p |