NICER observation list: Target ID 359001

Abstract

We propose to continue the study of temporal and spectral properties of RXJ0019+2156, a supersoft X-ray source associated with nuclear burning of accreted gas on the surface of a white dwarf. Our goals are to characterize the X-ray variability, to measure how the effecting radius changes with temperature and luminosity, to search for non-thermal continuum components, to conduct QPO searches at frequencies above 10mHz, and to search for X-ray lines that may be assoicated with the central source or the outflow. The NICER observations during the Prime Mission show progress for this study, but results are limited by the unexpected faintness of the source in late 2017 and the percentage of the exposures conducted in short intervals.
Obsid RA DEC l b Start End Exposure Number of
Modules
Number of
Processing
Status of
Processing
Date of
Processing
Public
date
3590010101 4.959 21.948 113.304 -40.333 59000.6836 59000.9676 101.0 50 4 VALIDATED 59008.9 59014
3590010102 4.958 21.948 113.303 -40.333 59001.0046 59001.0968 149.0 50 3 VALIDATED 59008.9 59015
3590010201 4.958 21.950 113.304 -40.330 59103.3970 59103.9340 13989.0 51 3 VALIDATED 59107.7 59117
3590010301 4.960 21.947 113.305 -40.333 59230.0070 59230.6181 18714.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59234.8 59244