| Name | 069139 |
| Title | Revealing the nature of the SNR G15.4+0.1 with XMM-Newton |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0691390101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-qxsbwn4 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | TeV gamma-ray emission was recently detected from the direction of the shell-type supernova remnant G15.4+0.1 by H.E.S.S. The TeV morphology suggests a center-dominated source at these energies, which suggests that H.E.S.S. may be observing emission from a pulsar wind nebula located within the shell-like radio boundary of the SNR and that G15.4+0.1 is actually a composite SNR. The observed TeV flux implies an X-ray flux well within the sensitivity of XMM-Newton, even at low levels of the ambient magnetic field. Therefore, as a part of an ongoing multi-wavelength effort, we propose to observe this source with XMM-Newton with the primary aim to detect the putative pulsar wind nebula inside G15.4+0.1 in X-rays and thus establishing this SNR as a composite. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2012-10-10T01:29:50Z/2012-10-10T10:21:49Z |
| 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 | 2013-10-31T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2013, Revealing The Nature Of The Snr G15.4+0.1 With Xmm-Newton, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-qxsbwn4 |