| Name | 082152 |
| Title | Constraining Potential R-mode Heating with the Second Fastest Pulsar |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0821520101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tah45m0 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | With a rotation rate of 707 Hz, PSR J0952\−0607 is the fastest-spinning pulsar known outside a globular cluster. The modes of stellar oscillation known as r-modes can convert rotational energy of the fast-spinning neutron stars into gravitational waves and internal heating. X-ray studies of the surface temperature of fast- spinning pulsars can tightly constrain the physics of r-modes. The constraint on the X-ray flux from PSR J0952-0607 measured by Swift, along with low intervening NH (4e20 cm^\−2) and small source distance (0.97 1.74 kpc), indicate that an XMM-Newton observation can place a strong limit on thermal flux from the surface. PSR J0952-0607 is thus an excellent target for investigating what limits the spin evolution of millisecond pulsars. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2018-05-04T06:00:50Z/2018-05-05T01:47:30Z |
| 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 | 2019-05-23T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2019, Constraining Potential R-Mode Heating With The Second Fastest Pulsar, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tah45m0 |