Name | 010326 |
Title | Observation and Search for Rotation Powered Radio Pulsars with XMM |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0103260201 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-o9lt6if |
Author | Dr Fred Jansen XMM-Newton PS |
Description | GT-Deep exposures of a small set of X-ray emitting isolated pulsars are made to obtain spectra with excellent statistics. Complementary moderate exposures are made for a selected sample of candidate radio pulsars for the detection of X-ray emission. The proposed targets have been selected in a way to represent the span of pulsar characteristics adequately. The special combination of the two observation strategies guarantees a progress in our understanding of pulsars and moreover of the general nature of neutron stars. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2001-02-28T10:14:44Z/2003-10-09T20:35:51Z |
Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
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 | 2004-10-29T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Fred Jansen XMM-Newton PS, 2004, 010326, PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-o9lt6if |