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Proposal ID 014978
Title Detecting the Sun in 2-Gyr old open clusters
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-th08smo
Principal Investigator, PI Dr gianpiero tagliaferri
Abstract Observations of old open clusters have been performedwith ROSAT but with limited sensitivity and spatial resolutionand allowed to investigate the evolution only of very active binaries. Currently the coronal activity-age relation beyond 1-Gyr is not known. We propose a 50 ks XMM-Newton pointingsto the 2-Gyr old clusters NGC 752 and IC 4651, which are well studied in the optical. We will study the coronal activity evolution in solar type stars, in post main-sequence and binary stars
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2003-02-05T23:29:25Z/2003-02-06T13:21:24Z
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 2004-09-17T00:00:00Z
Keywords "XMM", "limited sensitivity", "xmm newton pointings", "ic 4651", "active binary", "solar type stars", "binary stars", "coronal activity evolution", "XMM-Newton", "spatial resolution", "post main sequence", "ROSAT", "NGC 752", "cluster ngc 752"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr gianpiero tagliaferri, 2004, 'Detecting the Sun in 2-Gyr old open clusters', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-th08smo