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Proposal ID 014545
Title New SDSS Magnetic CVs with Unusual Accretion Rates
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-4tdo937
Principal Investigator, PI Prof Paula Szkody
Abstract We will obtain fluxes and spectra for 5 new magnetic cataclysmic variables(Polars) identified from the first year of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Theseobjects are unusual in that they appear to represent the low end of masstransfer in magnetics and have low X-ray/optical fluxes compared to X-rayselected Polars. We will use the high sensitivity and large energy coverage ofXMM to delineate the shock versus blob heating in this low accretion situationas compared to the high accretion states that are usual in X-ray selectedmagnetics. These results will test the available accretion models in highmagnetic field regimes.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2002-10-31T20:16:33Z/2003-08-11T19:36:54Z
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 2004-08-31T00:00:00Z
Keywords "accretion rates", "magnetic field regimes", "SDSS", "low xray", "XMM", "accretion models", "optical fluxes", "mass transfer", "blob heating", "sdss magnetic cvs", "energy coverage", "low accretion situation"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof Paula Szkody, 2004, 'New SDSS Magnetic CVs with Unusual Accretion Rates', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-4tdo937