| Name | 008511 |
| Title | Spectroscopy of the Perseus Cluster |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0085110101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-y2j1ibu |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The proximity, X-ray luminosity, and presence of both a central cooling flow and subcluster mergers allow many fundamental questions concerning clusters to be addressed by XMM observations of the Perseus cluster. Although Perseus, as the brightest X-ray cluster, has been studied by virtually all X-ray missions since Uhuru, and will be observed by Chandra as well, XMM.s large area offers unique opportunities to investigate mass deposition in the cooling region, the mutual influence of the radio halo and hot cluster gas, the distribution of heavy elements in the ICM, and the amount of cold gasaccumulated in the cooling flow region in the form of molecular clouds. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-01-30T11:47:15Z/2001-01-31T07:48:14Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| 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 | 2002-10-24T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2002, Spectroscopy Of The Perseus Cluster, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-y2j1ibu |