A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name 015082
Title Neutron Star Thermal Emission and Magnetic Fields
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0150820201

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ygig7c6
Author Prof Victoria Kaspi
Description We request 50 ks of XMM time for observations of the
radio pulsars PSRs B0154+61 and B1916+14 in order to
detect cooling thermal emission from their surfaces.
These sources are young, nearby, have low spin-down
luminosities, which implies that there will be
little contamination from non-thermal processes, and,
of particular interest, have large magnetic fields.
The requested observations will cleanly test model
predictions for the dependence of the properties of
cooling radiation on the stellar magnetic field.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2003-03-06T14:28:48Z/2003-03-06T23:26:05Z
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 2004-03-30T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof Victoria Kaspi, 2004, 015082, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ygig7c6