| Proposal ID | 085224 |
| Title | ENERGETIC PULSARS WITH UNDER-LUMINOUS WIND NEBULAE: UNLOCKING THE PULSAR EMISSIO |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0852240101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-39pg9h5 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Eric GOTTHELF |
| Abstract | Of the hundreds of rotation-powered pulsars with detected PWNe, threestand out by their extremely under-luminous nebulae relative to theirspin-down power. PSR J1617-5055, PSR J2022+3842, and PSR J1838-0655 displayremarkably similar properties, (1) a PWN to PSR flux ratio of <0.1 in the2-10 keV band, (2) anomalously flat (Gamma < 1) Chandra spectra, (3) highlymodulated pulsations (60-100%), and (4) lack of a Fermi pulsed signal. Wepropose a NuSTAR and XMM broadband X-ray observation of PSR J1838-0655, thebrightest in the NuSTAR band. By studying this rare class of pulsars wehope to address their exceptionalism, key to more fully understanding theemission mechanism of pulsars. |
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| Instrument | EPN, RGS1, OM, RGS2, EMOS1, EMOS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2019-10-18T23:53:39Z/2019-10-20T01:11:59Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2020-11-25T23:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-06-19 |
| Keywords | "psr j1617 5055", "psr j1838 0655", "emission mechanism", "luminous nebulae relative", "pulsar emissio", "luminous wind nebulae", "psr j2022", "chandra spectra", "modulated pulsations", "energetic pulsars", "anomalously flat gamma", "xmm broadband xray", "XMM", "rare class", "NuSTAR", "fermi pulsed signal", "kev band", "rotation powered pulsars", "psr flux ratio", "nustar band" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Eric GOTTHELF, 2020, 'ENERGETIC PULSARS WITH UNDER-LUMINOUS WIND NEBULAE: UNLOCKING THE PULSAR EMISSIO', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-39pg9h5 |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |