
| Proposal ID | 020354 |
| Title | AN XMM-NEWTON - CFHT SURVEY OF THE TAURUS MOLECULAR CLOUD |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0203540201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0hug72b |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr MANUEL GUEDEL |
| Abstract | We propose an X-ray survey of the Taurus Molecular Cloud (TMC) as an importantelement of a comprehensive investigation of this prototypical site of starformation. This project breaks new ground by combining several large surveys:The XMM-Newton survey will be accompanied by deep optical and NIR surveysconducted at CFHT and millimeter CO surveys underway at Nagoya/Japan, thusaddressing many facets of the physics of star and planet formation. The TMC isthe nearest (140 pc) extensively star-forming region, representative of theisolated/nonclustered mode of star formation. It covers all criticalevolutionary stages r^ant for the formation of stars, brown dwarfs (BD), andplanets that will be studied in this combined survey. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2004-08-13T21:47:21Z/2005-03-05T14:47:47Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2006-10-14T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "combined survey", "XMM-Newton", "brown dwarf bd", "planet formation", "star formation", "taurus molecular cloud", "nir surveys conducted", "XMM", "xmm newton survey", "xray survey", "project brea", "comprehensive investigation", "nonclustered mode", "evolutionary stages relevant", "deep optical", "prototypical site" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr MANUEL GUEDEL, 2006, 'AN XMM-NEWTON - CFHT SURVEY OF THE TAURUS MOLECULAR CLOUD', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0hug72b |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |