NICER observation list: Target ID 361201
- Proposal Number = 3612
- Target ID = 361201
- Target Name = IGR_J17062-6143
- Proposal Title = FOLLOWING THE VANISHING PULSATIONS OF IGR J17062-6143
- PI = PETER BULT
- Proposal Category = STARS/CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES/OTHER GALACTIC SOURCES
- Cycle number = 3
- Observation Type = NOR
Abstract
We propose to observe the AMXP IGR J17062-6143 for a total exposure of 100 ks during the NICER cycle-2 GO program. With these observations we will be able to measure the very small pulse amplitude of this source, or place a physically interesting upper-limit on the presence of pulsations. This allows us to determine if the pulsations are continuing to decay, and if so what the exact rate of the decay is. The apparent slow decay of the pulse amplitude likely originates in the decay of the stellar magnetic field, such that measuring the rate of the decay will provide valuable guidance to the theoretical efforts trying to model the stellar magnetosphere and its long-term evolution.
| Obsid |
RA |
DEC |
l |
b |
Start |
End |
Exposure |
Number of modules |
Status of Processing |
Date of Processing |
Public date |
| 3612010101 |
256.568 |
-61.714 |
328.71734 |
-12.39944 |
59062.3957 |
59062.9171 |
3697.00000 |
52 |
VALIDATED |
59068.7 |
59076 |
| 3612010102 |
256.569 |
-61.716 |
328.71588 |
-12.40097 |
59063.0312 |
59063.9637 |
6344.00000 |
52 |
VALIDATED |
59068.7 |
59077 |
| 3612010103 |
256.569 |
-61.711 |
328.71970 |
-12.39863 |
59064.0724 |
59064.9961 |
4049.00000 |
52 |
VALIDATED |
59069.7 |
59078 |
| 3612010104 |
256.569 |
-61.711 |
328.71965 |
-12.39849 |
59065.1093 |
59065.9000 |
4113.00000 |
52 |
VALIDATED |
59069.8 |
59079 |
| 3612010105 |
256.569 |
-61.711 |
328.71964 |
-12.39844 |
59066.0112 |
59066.9979 |
5945.00000 |
52 |
VALIDATED |
59081.6 |
59080 |
| 3612010106 |
256.568 |
-61.711 |
328.71962 |
-12.39834 |
59067.0431 |
59067.9657 |
3744.00000 |
52 |
VALIDATED |
59081.7 |
59081 |
| 3612010107 |
256.569 |
-61.711 |
328.71995 |
-12.39863 |
59068.0012 |
59068.9979 |
5800.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59078.7 |
59082 |
| 3612010108 |
256.569 |
-61.711 |
328.71984 |
-12.39842 |
59069.1120 |
59069.9657 |
7817.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59075.8 |
59083 |
| 3612010109 |
256.569 |
-61.711 |
328.71999 |
-12.39855 |
59070.0164 |
59070.9810 |
10601.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59075.8 |
59084 |
| 3612010110 |
256.569 |
-61.711 |
328.71989 |
-12.39844 |
59071.0340 |
59071.7565 |
10156.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59075.8 |
59085 |
| 3612010111 |
256.569 |
-61.711 |
328.72014 |
-12.39850 |
59072.0826 |
59072.7403 |
638.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59076.8 |
59086 |