Name | 020441 |
Title | TOWARD AN X-RAY MADAU PLOT: THE X-RAY STAR-FORMATION RATE |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0204410101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3bzini8 |
Author | Dr ANDREW PTAK |
Description | The well-established X-ray-FIR luminosity correlation suggests that X-ray luminosity may be a star-formation rate indicator. We propose to test this hypothesis with a survey of unbiased galaxies with very well known star-formation rates due to extinction-corrected, integrated Halpha luminosities. The resultant X-ray-SFR correlation will allow X-rays to be used reliably as a star-formation rate indicator. This will allow the high-z detections of star-forming galaxies to be assessed properly. It will also fascilitate the addition of X-ray points to SFR evolution plots using X-ray galaxy luminosity density estimates. Our study will also result in an unbiased X-ray-H-alpha luminosity correlation for galaxies. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2004-01-14T18:12:14Z/2004-01-28T08:22:05Z |
Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
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 | 2005-02-21T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2005-02-21T00:00:00Z, 020441, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3bzini8 |