| PROPOSAL OVERVIEW | |
| Proposal Title | Classification of seven isolated neutron star candidates from the eRASS |
| Proposal Category | Isolated and Binary Compact Objects & their Evolution |
| Proposal Type | LARGE PROGRAM |
| Proposal Id | 092128 |
| Number of Observations | 7 |
| Total exposure time (ks) | 371 |
| PI DETAILS | |
| PI | Mr. Jan Kurpas |
| Institute | Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP) |
| Country | GERMANY |
| CO-INVESTIGATORS | ||
| Name | Country | |
| A. Schwope | GERMANY | |
| A. Pires | GERMANY | |
| F. Haberl | GERMANY | |
| ABSTRACT | |
| The X-ray dim isolated neutron star (XDINS) population, comprised of 7 objects, could make up a significant part of the Galactic isolated neutron star (INS) population. To understand intrinsic properties, birthrates and evolutionary links to other INS classes, the sample must be increased. The eROSITA All-Sky Survey (eRASS) will unveil the elusive XDINS population beyond the solar vicinity. To confirm the XDINS nature for 7 candidates, selected from the eRASS, we propose observations with XMM-Newton and the VLT, aiming to increase the X-ray-to-optical flux ratio limits, to improve localisations and to investigate the X-ray spectral and temporal properties. This programme will double the known population and be the basis for future studies of the Galactic XDINS population. | |
| PAPERS |
| - CLASS 1: | papers that present specific XMM-Newton observations |
| - CLASS 2: | papers that refer to published XMM-Newton results with complementary observations, follow-up analysis, or theoretical analysis |
| - CLASS 3: | further deliveries which resulted from the program and which are made available to the community (e.g. source catalogues, processed images or spectra in public data base) |
| - CLASS 4: | comments and suggestions from PI |
| CLASS 1 (1 references) |
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