| Name | 009001 |
| Title | The isolated neutron star candidate RBS1223 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0090010101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-2rbbhu5 |
| Author | Dr Axel Schwope |
| Description | In the ROSAT Bright Survey (RBS) we have almost completely (>99\) identified the more than 2000 brightest high-galactic latitude sources from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey Bright Source Catalogue (1RXS). A small number of sources has empty X-ray error boxes on POSS plates. ROSAT HRI follow-up observations of RBS1223, a soft object with extreme X-ray to optical flux ratio, confirm a relatively bright X-ray source. Optical imaging down to 26 mag at Keck II reveals no optical counterpart. Chances are high that this is a new isolated neutron star (INS). We propose a 30 ksec observation with XMM in order to i) obtain a high-quality X-ray spectrum of the source and ii) search for possible periodicities. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-12-31T03:03:07Z/2001-12-31T08:42:26Z |
| 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 | 2003-02-16T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Axel Schwope, 2003, 009001, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-2rbbhu5 |