| Name | 020385 |
| Title | STALKING CRADLES: A SEARCH FOR YOUNG PULSARS IN THE FIRST QUADRANT |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0203850101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wbs4ehe |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The recent detection of several diffuse, hard-X-ray sources in the ASCA Galactic plane survey provides new candidates in the search for the dozens of young, Crab-like remnants missing from the current Milky Way supernova remnant catalog. By comparing this survey with our new VLA survey of the Galactic plane, we have discovered two strong candidates for young pulsar wind nebulae. We propose to image both objects with XMM to confirm their nature and measure the source properties. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2004-09-18T01:58:46Z/2004-10-22T12:53:38Z |
| 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 | 2005-11-26T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2005, Stalking Cradles: A Search For Young Pulsars In The First Quadrant, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wbs4ehe |