| Name | 065319 |
| Title | Search for X-ray Counterparts in Pulsar-like High-Lat Unidentified Fermi Sources |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0653190101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-aisqhla |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The Fermi Large Area Telescope has been very successful at discovering gamma-ray pulsars in blind searches. As we extend the search to dimmer pulsars, the increasing source location uncertainty makes discovery more challenging. We propose to observe a selected set of 8 LAT-detected high Galactic latitude gamma-ray sources that have pulsar-like gamma-ray spectra but no as-yet identified counterparts in any other waveband. These sources have been detected by the LAT with high significance and are likely nearby gamma-ray pulsars. The proposed observations are for 10 ks per source, covering the Fermi LAT source error region in a single pointing. We will determine the X-ray position, flux, and spectral properties in the 0.2-10 keV energy band for any sources detected by XMM-Newton within this region. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2010-06-23T21:23:15Z/2010-10-04T04:10:57Z |
| 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 | 2011-10-29T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2011, Search For X-Ray Counterparts In Pulsar-Like High-Lat Unidentified Fermi Sources, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-aisqhla |