Name | 020147 |
Title | A DETAILED STUDY OF OPTICALLY-SELECTED, HIGH-REDSHIFT CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0201470101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mguw9oh |
Author | Prof LORI LUBIN |
Description | We propose to continue our approved XMM program to obtain detailed X-ray spectral and structural data for distant, optically-selected clusters. These observations will, for the first time ever, allow is to place accurate constraints on the temperature, metallicity, and gas mass fraction in the intracluster medium of rich, optically-selected clusters at high redshift. The target clusters are the most well-studied systems at z greater than 0.7 in the optical and infrared; thus, the addition of XMM data will enable us to probe the relationship between the X-ray and optical properties and their implications for galaxy and cluster evolution. Our program provides an essential comparison sample to those well-studied, X-ray-selected clusters at similar redshifts. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2004-10-14T20:03:13Z/2004-11-17T18:09:35Z |
Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
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 | 2006-02-10T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof LORI LUBIN, 2006, 020147, PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mguw9oh |