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Proposal ID 030353
Title Neon-rich Ejecta in the West Limb of the Puppis A Supernova Remnant
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-edt6u2t
Principal Investigator, PI Prof Koji Mori
Abstract We propose a 30 ksec observation of the west limb of the Puppis A supernovaremnant to study Ne-rich ejecta. We discovered evidence of enhanced X-ray lineemission from highly ionized Ne in archival ASCA data, but otherwise, Puppis Adoes not yield direct evidence of X-ray emitting ejecta. The good angularresolution and high throughput of XMM-Newton will enable us to isolate the Neejecta from the surrounding interstellar medium and perform spectroscopicstudies to measure the ejecta abundances. This program thus provides a uniqueopportunity to study the X-ray emitting nucleosynthesis products in Puppis A.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2005-10-09T02:29:20Z/2005-10-09T15:00:08Z
Version 21.51_20241115_1113
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 2006-11-11T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2026-07-09
Keywords "angular resolution", "XMM-Newton", "west limb", "xray emitting ejecta", "supernova remnant", "XMM", "ne ejecta", "interstellar medium", "perform spectroscopic", "archival asca data", "ionized ne", "ne rich ejecta", "ejecta abundance", "xmm newton", "neon rich ejecta"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof Koji Mori, 2006, 'Neon-rich Ejecta in the West Limb of the Puppis A Supernova Remnant', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-edt6u2t
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