| Name | 000882 |
| Title | An XMM investigation of non-thermal phenomena in the winds of early-type stars |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0008820101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-cqy6xzm |
| Author | Dr Gregor Rauw |
| Description | We propose to observe the hard non-thermal X-ray emission from presumably single O-type stars known to display strong non-thermal emission in the radio domain. Theoretical models predict the existence of a small population of relativistic electrons accelerated in strong shocks in the winds of O stars. Given the enormous supply of UV photons from these stars, inverse-Compton scattering should generate a substantial non-thermal X-ray emission. XMM is the very first X-ray observatory that has the sensitivity required to measure this emission. Studying this phenomenon will provide important insight into the properties of the relativistic electron population in the winds of OB stars and could eventually provide the very first measurement of the magnetic field |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-03-08T11:22:34Z/2002-09-09T08:48:46Z |
| Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earth's atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z, 000882, PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-cqy6xzm |