| Name | 006114 |
| Title | Resolving Low energy lines from LMXRB |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0061140101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-27apolb |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | ASCA obsevations of the LMXRB X0918-54,X1543-62 and X0614+09 reveal strongemission lines in the 0.5-1 keV band.The emission is consistent with O and Fe L,but major uncertanties remain in establishing the line emission mechanism. Therecombination continuum,a signature of photoionization, is missing or at lowerlevel in all systems. A collisional plasma better reproduces the spectrum.Scattering and 3-body recombinations are other possible mechanism that can lowerthe recombination.We propose to observe X0918-54 and X1543-62 with the XMMgratings.These observations will differentiate line emission with anunprecedented resolving power. This capability will pin down the mechanismresponsible for the line emission, and define abundances to constrain the system |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-02-04T13:17:58Z/2001-05-05T14:23:12Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| 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 | 2002-07-27T00:00:00Z |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2002, Resolving Low Energy Lines From Lmxrb, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-27apolb |