NICER observation list: Target ID 463102
- Proposal Number = 4631
- Target ID = 463102
- Target Name = LMC_P3
- 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 |
Status of Processing |
Date of Processing |
Public date |
| 4631020101 |
83.994 |
-67.585 |
277.72368 |
-32.09093 |
59290.3956 |
59290.9894 |
4438.00000 |
52 |
VALIDATED |
59295.9 |
59484 |
| 4631020102 |
83.995 |
-67.584 |
277.72331 |
-32.09054 |
59291.0891 |
59291.9375 |
3090.00000 |
52 |
VALIDATED |
59296.0 |
59485 |