| Name | 069197 |
| Title | Establishing missing links: the case of the peculiar INS in the Carina Nebula |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0691970101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-648z4dm |
| Author | Dr Adriana Mancini Pires |
| Description | 2XMM J104608.7-594306 is a thermally emitting isolated neutron star (INS) sharing many of the properties of the intriguing Magnificent Seven (M7), namely a thermal spectrum with broad absorption lines, no magnetospheric emission and lack of optical and radio counterparts. While the M7 rotate with periods of few seconds, we found intriguing evidence for a very fast spin of 19 ms. Further observations are extremely important to constrain the INS spin-down and confirm the presence of spectral absorption lines, thus inferring the INS magnetic field and its evolutionary state. This ultimately contributes to the understanding of the conditions determining the INS phenomenology and leads to a coherent picture of how neutron stars evolve and are observed by our facilities. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2012-12-20T19:39:21Z/2012-12-21T20:01:15Z |
| 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 | 2014-01-17T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Adriana Mancini Pires, 2014, 069197, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-648z4dm |