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Proposal ID 0632000
Obs ID 06320000001
Title AO-6 Key Programme 3: Cygnus region
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-5mr54wc
Author Key Programme
Abstract We propose a deep 6 Ms exposure of the Cygnus X region as a multi-year INTEGRAL key program in order to answer a number of central questions related to stellar nucleosynthesis and positron production and diffusion. Cygnus X is the most nearby massive star forming region in our Galaxy, housing several tens of OB associations and massive star clusters at a distance of approximately ~1.5 kpc. The proximity of the region brings gamma-ray line emission from individual star clusters in reach of the SPI telescope and the spatial extent of ~10 degrees of Cygnus X allows to resolve their contributions. The proposed exposure builds on existing observations of roughly ~4.6 Ms of this region. We present analysis results based on the existing observations and illustrate that an additional 6 Ms exposure will allow for a breakthrough in nucleosynthesis and positron annihilation science.
Publications
Temporal Coverage 2008-11-01T02:15:10Z / 2009-05-22T11:33:22Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 17, 2002, was designed to study high-energy phenomena in the universe. INTEGRAL was operating until february 2025 and it was equipped with three high-energy instruments: the Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite (IBIS), the Spectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI), and the JEM-X (Joint European Monitor for X-rays). Its Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC) provided optical V-band magnitude measurements, complementing the high-energy observations.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/integral/helpdesk
Date Published 2025-03-25T09:54:35Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Key Programme, 2025, 'AO-6 Key Programme 3: Cygnus region', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-5mr54wc