| Name | 030080 |
| Title | NGC 2207/IC 2163: Grazing Encounter with Large Scale Shocks |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0300800101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tu05gdr |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | In models for the nearly-grazing encounter between the spiral galaxies NGC 2207/IC 2163, the two gas disks push shocks at several hundred km/s into each other across a several kpc front. Evidence for this disk scraping is seen in the radio continuum image. XMM observations of NGC 2207/IC 2163 are requested (1) to confirm the above scenario by detecting diffuse X-ray bremsstrahlung from the shock regions in the outer parts of the companion sides of these galaxies and (2) to determine the number, location, and nature of discrete X-ray sources. The results will show the early consequences of a grazing encounter. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2005-08-31T06:12:58Z/2005-08-31T19:06:48Z |
| 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 | 2006-10-18T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2006, Ngc 2207/Ic 2163: Grazing Encounter With Large Scale Shocks, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tu05gdr |