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.
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.
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
