AN XMM-NEWTON SEARCH FOR CRAB-LIKE SUPERNOVA REMNANTS

The number of currently known Crablike neutron stars is far below thatexpected from the Galactic supernova rate. Such neutron stars are likelyto be found in smalldiameter supernova remnants. We propose an XMMNewton study of a sample of compact SNRs selected from the MOST Catalog with thegoal of detecting new members of the young neutron star family. The proposedobservations will be sensitive to detection of the faintest currently knownmember of this young class, even if located in the most distant spiral armsof the Galaxy all with modest exposure times. Detections of Crablikecomponents will lead to more sensitive studies in the radio and Xray bandin order to search for the young pulsars driving the systems. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]