NICER observation list: Target ID 463101
- Proposal Number = 4631
- Target ID = 463101
- Target Name = LS_5039
- Proposal Title = DO MAGNETARS POWER LS 5039 AND OTHER GAMMA-RAY BINARIES?
- PI = PAUL RAY
- Proposal Category = X-RAY BINARIES
- Cycle number = 4
- Observation Type = NOR
Abstract
We plan to make NICER observations to reveal the nature of the enigmatic class of gamma-ray binaries. We will confirm and study the pulsations recently reported from LS 5039, that would make this the first magnetar-powered gamma-ray binary. We will also make the first NICER observations of two more recently-discovered gamma-ray binaries and perform deep pulsation searches. These searches will make use of sensitive algorithms that account for high accelerations in the massive binary systems.
| Obsid |
RA |
DEC |
l |
b |
Start |
End |
Exposure |
Number of
Modules |
Number of
Processing |
Status of
Processing |
Date of
Processing |
Public
date |
| 4631010101 |
276.563 |
-14.849 |
16.881 |
-1.289 |
59448.4467 |
59448.9896 |
14849.0 |
52 |
7 |
VALIDATED |
59471.2 |
59642 |
| 4631010102 |
276.563 |
-14.849 |
16.881 |
-1.289 |
59449.0282 |
59449.5711 |
17300.0 |
52 |
7 |
VALIDATED |
59471.2 |
59643 |
| 4631010201 |
276.563 |
-14.849 |
16.881 |
-1.289 |
59452.3859 |
59452.9944 |
17117.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59464.8 |
59646 |
| 4631010202 |
276.563 |
-14.849 |
16.881 |
-1.289 |
59453.0327 |
59453.7706 |
20791.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59464.8 |
59647 |