A Deep Observation of the High-B Pulsar J0726-2612

The 7 Isolated Neutron Stars (INSs) intrigue because their thermal emissiongives a view of neutron star surfaces and because of their large inferredpopulation, although progress has slowed. The radio pulsar J07262612 appearsvery similar to the INSs in our short Chandra observation, suggesting that it isa progenitor to the INSs and can help understand that population. To take fulladvantage of this source we have proposed for radio astrometry and timing thatwill determine its kinematic age, distance, phase stability, and orientation.Here we request 100 ks of XMM observations to obtain a deep spectrum. This willallow accurate determination of its angular diameter, search for an Xrayabsorption feature, and permit phaseresolved spectroscopy to map the surface. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]