Name | 076402 |
Title | The first Fermi pulsar with an X-ray spectral feature |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0764020101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ohmq8qr |
Author | European Space Agency |
Description | Analysis of the first 20-ks Chandra observation of the bright radio-quiet Fermi pulsar J0633+0632 reveals an absorption feature in its spectrum near 0.8 keV. Besides that, it is likely the coldest neutron star at the neutrino cooling stage. However, a low number of source counts in Chandra data does not allow to constrain the line shape and the thermal continuum origin. We propose deep observations with XMM-Newton to establish the absorption feature shape, to explore the continuum, and to search for X-ray pulsations with the pulsar period. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2016-03-31T05:32:14Z/2016-04-01T07:22:14Z |
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 | 2017-04-14T22:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2017, The First Fermi Pulsar With An X-Ray Spectral Feature, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ohmq8qr |