NICER observation list: Target ID 865402

Abstract

Quasi-Periodic Eruptions (QPEs) were recently discovered in the optical transient ZTF19acnskyy. They have durations of 1.5 days and recurrence times of 4.5-7 days (the longest known by a factor ≳ 2) and also show the most peculiar timing behavior yet. At peak flux >10−11 erg cm−2 s−1, it is 10x brighter than any known QPE, and its QPE amplitudes (500x quiescence) are the highest by 25x. The source shows a transient X-ray spectral feature suggestive of a relativistic outflow, which has not yet been observed in other QPEs, but will provide key diagnostic information on the radiation mechanism. In short, ZTF19acnskyy is an exemplar QPE source and only NICER can resolve its flares. Here we propose for a 245 ks monitoring campaign spanning 245 days in Cycle 7.
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8654020201 203.833 7.467 332.835 67.754 60835.0354 60835.8206 0.0 50 7 VALIDATED 60856.7 61029
8654020301 203.833 7.468 332.835 67.754 60836.0035 60836.9796 138.0 50 8 VALIDATED 60864.1 61030
8654020401 203.833 7.469 332.836 67.755 60837.1641 60837.9461 0.0 50 6 VALIDATED 60856.9 61031
8654020501 203.832 7.469 332.836 67.755 60838.1327 60838.9118 0.0 50 6 VALIDATED 60860.2 61032
8654020601 203.830 7.468 332.830 67.756 60839.2947 60839.8294 125.0 50 7 VALIDATED 60864.3 61033
8654020701 203.834 7.468 332.838 67.754 60840.0150 60840.9252 15.0 0 7 VALIDATED 60864.3 61034
8654020801 203.833 7.468 332.837 67.754 60841.1124 60841.8924 109.0 50 6 VALIDATED 60864.5 61035
8654020901 203.830 7.468 332.829 67.756 60842.0871 60842.8595 22.0 50 5 VALIDATED 60864.6 61036