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Name 020391
Title PROBING THE LUMINOSITY DISTRIBUTION OF MAGNETARS
URL

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ji345ve
Author Dr PETER WOODS
Description There now exists strong evidence in favor of both Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs)
and Soft Gamma Repeaters (SGRs) being highly magnetized neutron stars or
magnetars. Still largely unknown is the luminosity distribution and number
density of these active magnetar candidates. There now exists evidence for low
luminosity (less than 10^34 ergs/s) magnetar candidates (SGR 1627-41 and AX
J1845-0258) with ages comparable to the remaining population. We propose to
search for low-luminosity magnetar candidates we have identified within the ASCA
Galactic plane survey in order to (i) establish the intrinsic luminosity
distribution of this class and hence, better constrain the birth rate of
magnetars and (ii) study the life-cycle of these enigmatic sources.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2004-02-08T21:56:28Z/2004-09-28T11:43:15Z
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 2005-11-11T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr PETER WOODS, 2005, 020391, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ji345ve