| Proposal ID | 014224 |
| Title | The X-ray luminosty - rotation measure relation in clusters of galaxies |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0142240101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tae5tor |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Sabine Schindler |
| Abstract | A powerful tool to learn about the connection of magnetic field and intra-cluster gas density and temperature is the relation between the X-rayluminosity and the Faraday rotation measure. We propose to perform a combinedX-ray/radio analyis of the cluster Abell 514 to determine this relation withhigh accuracy and measure its temperature dependence. The determination of thedynamical state of this merger clusters with an extremely disturbed X-raymorphology by means of a temperature map is the second major goal of thisobservation. The third goal is the investigation of the connection of magneticfield and the dynamical state of clusters. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2003-02-07T18:36:51Z/2003-03-16T09:56:30Z |
| 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 | 2004-04-05T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "combined xray", "merger cluster", "xray luminosty rotation", "powerful tool", "cluster abell 514", "temperature map", "faraday rotation", "Abell 514", "disturbed xray morphology", "magnetic field", "radio analyis", "xray luminosity" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Sabine Schindler, 2004, 'The X-ray luminosty - rotation measure relation in clusters of galaxies', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tae5tor |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |