| Proposal ID | 002934 |
| Title | SV Cam, a laboratory for X-ray eclipse experiments |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0029340101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sgnq8ng |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Fabio Favata |
| Abstract | We propose to observe complete orbital cycle of the short period active binaryCV Cam. Eclipses are an excellent mean -- as recently demonstrated by our SAXobservation of Algol -- to map coronal structures in eclipsing systems. CV Cam,with its short orbital period and large orbital inclination is an ideallaboratory for such study, and the high sensitivity of XMM will allow forhigh-resolution, phase-resolved spectroscopy to be performed. The proposedobservation will address issues such as the presence of active longitudes, ofpolar structures and of differential rotation, while at the same performing athrough X-ray spectral study of the proposed target. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-03-28T01:39:31Z/2003-10-06T05:26:48Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs 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 Earths 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 | 2005-07-08T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "sv cam", "eclipsing systems", "cv cam", "xray eclipse experiments", "ideal laboratory", "orbital inclination", "phase resolved spectroscopy", "complete orbital cycle", "differential rotation", "XMM", "map coronal structures", "polar structures", "active longitudes", "short orbital period", "xray spectral" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Fabio Favata, 2005, 'SV Cam, a laboratory for X-ray eclipse experiments', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sgnq8ng |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |