| Proposal ID | 020153 |
| Title | MASSIVE PROTOSTARS, JETS, AND OUTFLOWS IN THE ORION B MOLECULAR CLOUD |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0201530101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gdm29x8 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr STEPHEN SKINNER |
| Abstract | The Orion region provides the nearest example of a giant molecular cloud whereboth low and high-mass stars are actively forming. One of the most spectacularstar-forming regions in Orion is the embedded IR cluster near the reflectionnebula NGC 2071. It contains more than 100 IR sources but is so far unstudied inX-rays. A dense subgroup of a dozen IR sources designated NGC 2071-IR shows adazzling array of activity including a powerful bipolar outflow, radio jets,rings and disks, masers and ultracompact HII regions around massive YSOs, HHobjects, and T Tauri stars. We propose to undertake the first sensitive X-raystudy of NGC 2071 to obtain an X-ray census of the IR cluster and search forX-rays from massive protostars and shocked outflows in the NGC 2071-IR subgroup. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2005-03-30T13:25:30Z/2005-03-31T03:56:45Z |
| 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 | 2006-07-07T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "radio jets", "shocked outflows", "dense subgroup", "tauri stars", "powerful bipolar outflow", "orion region", "ir sources", "massive ysos", "dazzling array", "massive protostars", "molecular cloud", "mass stars", "ir cluster", "hh objects", "sensitive xray", "embedded ir cluster", "ultracompact hii region", "actively forming", "NGC 2071", "giant molecular cloud", "ngc 2071", "xray census" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr STEPHEN SKINNER, 2006, 'MASSIVE PROTOSTARS, JETS, AND OUTFLOWS IN THE ORION B MOLECULAR CLOUD', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gdm29x8 |