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Name 050292
Title Thermal emission from three middle-aged pulsars
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0502920101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-i91lcwc
Author Dr Vyacheslav Zavlin
Description Middle-aged pulsars (about 100-500 kyr) provide the opportunity to study the
thermal radiation from neutron stars (NSs). X-ray observations of these objects,
combined with the NS cooling models, can constrain the nature of the superfluid
NS interior, the composition of the stellar core, the processes responsible for
the NS cooling, and the NS mass and radius. However, thermal radiation has been
definitively detected from only few middle-aged pulsars so far. We propose to
observe three nearby middle-aged pulsars discovered recently in the Parkes
Survey. These observations will allow us to measure the spectral parameters and
study the thermal component of the pulsars. radiation to constrain the NS
thermal evolution models.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2007-11-09T22:16:34Z/2007-11-10T09:45:10Z
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 2009-01-17T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Vyacheslav Zavlin, 2009, 050292, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-i91lcwc