| Name | 078333 |
| Title | Unraveling the cause of intermittent accretion in PSRJ1023+0038 with XMM and VLT |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0783330301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-cwy5f9p |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The binary millisecond pulsar J1023+0038 is one of only three sources that have been observed to transition between a radio millisecond pulsar and a low-mass X-ray binary state. In the low-mass X-ray binary state, the system exhibits discrete high and low modes in X-ray flux, between which it rapidly switches on minute-long timescales. Coherent X-ray pulsations at the spin period of the neutron star are observed only during the high X-ray flux modes. For the first time, we are seeing coherent X-ray pulsations from a neutron star accreting at very low luminosity (10e33 erg/s). The rapid on/off switching of the |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2015-12-09T00:46:19Z/2015-12-09T08:27:59Z |
| 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 | 2017-01-07T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2017, Unraveling The Cause Of Intermittent Accretion In Psrj1023+0038 With Xmm And Vlt, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-cwy5f9p |