NICER observation list: Target ID 366901

Abstract

We propose a ToO observation of Galactic X-ray transients aimed at discovering accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars. NuSTAR and NICER represent ideal observatories capable of fulfilling such goal, which will help increasing the knowledge of the evolutionary paths followed by NS, and possibly lead to breakthrough discoveries of extremely quickly rotating objects. We propose a 40 ks observations of newly discovered X-ray transients. Criteria set to maximise the probability of discovering new sources of this class, based on the X-ray flux (> 7 and 10 mCrab, in 2-10 and 20-40 keV energy bands, respectively), the spectral shape (a power law with index 1.5-2.5), and the absence of an alternative identification, will be used to trigger the proposed observations among newly discovered transients.
Obsid RA DEC l b Start End Exposure Number of modules Status of Processing Date of Processing Public date
3669010101 267.349 -30.500 359.08614 -1.51082 59152.9796 59152.9917 0.00000 46 VALIDATED 59164.0 59166
3669010102 267.349 -30.500 359.08606 -1.51067 59153.0380 59153.8308 902.00000 46 VALIDATED 59164.0 59167
3669010103 267.349 -30.500 359.08608 -1.51075 59154.2515 59154.7991 2560.00000 46 VALIDATED 59164.1 59168