| Name | 050592 |
| Title | Imaging the Environment of the Newly Discovered Young Pulsar J1856+0245 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0505920101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-7i2hwm4 |
| Author | Dr Jason Hessels |
| Description | PSR J1856+0245 is a young, energetic pulsar recently discovered by our group in the Arecibo PALFA radio-pulsar survey. It is a new addition to the small sample of Vela-like pulsars, which often have observable X-ray pulsar wind nebulae. Indeed, archival ASCA data contain the extended source AX J1856+0245, which is coincident with the radio pulsar position and is thus an excellent pulsar wind nebula candidate. We propose to image this X-ray source with XMM-Newton, in order to determine its nature and relation to PSR J1856+0245. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2008-03-27T18:57:32Z/2008-03-28T10:18:55Z |
| 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 | 2009-04-15T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Jason Hessels, 2009, 050592, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-7i2hwm4 |