| Proposal ID | 030092 |
| Title | The X-ray luminosity - rotation measure in clusters of galaxies |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0300920101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bjx63dv |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Sabine Schindler |
| Abstract | A powerful tool to learn about the connection of magnetic field andintra-cluster gas density and temperature is the relation between the X-rayluminosity and the Faraday rotation measure. As a part of a large program basedon the comparison from numerical simulation to observations, we propose toperform a combined X-ray/radio analysis of the cluster Abell 514 to determinethis relation with high accuracy and measure its temperature dependence. Thedetermination of the dynamical state of this merger cluster with an extremelydisturbed X-ray morphology by means of a temperature map is the second majorgoal of this observation. This is a re-submission of a successful proposal. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2005-08-13T19:40:56Z/2005-08-14T00:04:34Z |
| 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 | 2006-09-22T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "magnetic field", "radio analysis", "faraday rotation", "temperature map", "xray luminosity rotation", "combined xray", "re submission", "Abell 514", "powerful tool", "cluster abell 514", "numerical simulation", "xray luminosity", "merger cluster", "disturbed xray morphology" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Sabine Schindler, 2006, 'The X-ray luminosity - rotation measure in clusters of galaxies', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bjx63dv |