| Name | 074007 |
| Title | Study of the spectral soft excess in high luminosity transient pulsars |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0740071301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-k7ns5r8 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The spectra of many X-ray pulsars show a low-energy component in addition to the main power-law, which can be described with different models (both thermal and non-thermal). The study of this feature is essential in order to cast light on the physical processes on-going in accreting sources. Due to the low absorption in its direction, the transient pulsars in the SMC, which can reach high luminosities (Lx > 1E38 erg/s), can provide high statistic spectra at low energies; two of them (XTE J0111-7317 and RX J0059.2-7138) have already shown a clear excess during their outburst. Therefore we ask to perform a triggered observation with XMM of a selected sample of transient pulsars in the SMC, if they undergo a bright outburst, in order to characterize the spectral and timing properties of the soft excess. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2017-04-14T14:31:33Z/2017-04-14T18:55:20Z |
| 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 | 2018-05-10T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2018, Study Of The Spectral Soft Excess In High Luminosity Transient Pulsars, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-k7ns5r8 |