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Proposal ID 020661
Title LOCAL BUBBLE AND LOOP I SPECTRAL STUDIES BY SHADOWING NEARBY DENSE GLOBULES
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-w8431h2
Principal Investigator, PI Dr DIETER BREITSCHWERDT
Abstract The densest and closest absorbers of the soft X-ray background (SXRB) in theMilky Way are Bok globules, located just outside the Local Bubble in the PipeNebula at a distance of 125pc. With column densities of up to log(NH)~23, theyare ideal targets for shadowing the SXRB in the energy range 0.3 - 2 keV, thusgiving important information on the spatial and spectral variation of theforeground X-ray intensity on small scales. We propose Barnard 59 due to anextinction gradient of A_V~50 mag and the Fest 1-457 region due to strong smallscale NH-variations for a detailed spectral study with XMM-Newton. Together withalready existing XMM data of Barnard 68, this will allow to determine theionization structure of the Local and Loop I superbubbles.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2004-08-29T05:17:08Z/2004-08-30T10:21:58Z
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 2005-09-17T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "pipe nebula", "ionization structure", "energy range", "local bubble", "ideal targets", "xmm newton", "bok globules", "existing xmm data", "XMM-Newton", "foreground xray intensity", "457 region", "scale nh variations", "extinction gradient", "column densities", "spectral variation", "XMM", "closest absorbers"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr DIETER BREITSCHWERDT, 2005, 'LOCAL BUBBLE AND LOOP I SPECTRAL STUDIES BY SHADOWING NEARBY DENSE GLOBULES', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-w8431h2