| Proposal ID | 092204 |
| Title | Evolution of aging pulsars as seen in X-rays |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0922040401 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-cnekntp |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr George Pavlov |
| Abstract | The thermal evolution of old neutron stars (NSs), which depends on fundamentalproperties of matter, is still not well understood because of scarcity ofobservations. To study cooling and heating of old NSs, HST observations in theUV range have been initiated. To reliably separate the thermal UV radiationfrom the magnetospheric radiation, the X-ray emission from the pulsar must beconstrained, but only 18 of the 28 pulsars of the HST program have been observedwith reasonably deep X-ray exposures. Therefore, we propose exploratory X-rayobservations of the remaining 10 pulsars. Combined with optical-UV data, theresults of these observations will strongly advance our understanding of the NSevolution. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-01-19T01:44:13Z/2024-04-14T12:57:52Z |
| 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 | 2025-04-26T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-06-19 |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr George Pavlov, 2025, 'Evolution of aging pulsars as seen in X-rays', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-cnekntp |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |