The Temporal Behaviour of the Central Compact Object in Kes 79

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Supernovae, Supernova Remnants, Diffuse (Galactic) Emission And Isolated Neutron Stars, Psr J1852+0040, Xmm-Newton Proposal 05001301

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We have discovered 105 ms X-ray pulsations from the compact central object (CCO) in the supernova remnant Kes 79, one of six enigmatic X-ray emitters whose nature is a great mystery. We propose to follow the all-important spin-down evolution in order to quantify the energetics of the pulsar and test whether it is powered by rotation, accretion, or a more exotic process. We will compare the timing properties of this pulsar with 1E 1207.4-5209 in PKS 1209-51/52, the only other confirmed CCO pulsar, whose strange spin-down irregularity suggests that it might not be an isolated NS. The relationship between ordinary pulsars, CCOs, and anomalous X-ray pulsars, may be greatly illuminated by monitoring the timing of this new pulsar.

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