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.
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.
European Space Agency, Dr STEPHEN SKINNER, 2006, 'MASSIVE PROTOSTARS comma JETS comma AND OUTFLOWS IN THE ORION B MOLECULAR CLOUD', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gdm29x8
