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Proposal ID 030593
Title The gravitational potential and metal abundance of pure elliptical galaxies
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-66ndaid
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Kyoko Matsushita
Abstract We propose to observe two ellipticals, NGC 1395 and NGC 6868 which do not showlarge-scale halos and suitable to look at the pure galactic properties. The aimsare to obtain gravitational mass profiles and metallicity of the hotinterstellar medium. These galaxies have advantages over X-ray luminous galaxiessince we can observe gravitational potential purely associated with galaxiesthemselves.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2005-07-24T12:47:18Z/2005-07-25T05:57:32Z
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 2006-09-09T00:00:00Z
Keywords "gravitational mass profiles", "scale halos", "pure galactic properties", "gravitational potential", "ngc 1395", "metal abundance", "hot interstellar medium", "pure elliptical galaxy", "gravitational potential purely", "galaxy themselves", "ngc 6868", "xray luminous galaxy", "NGC 1395"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Kyoko Matsushita, 2006, 'The gravitational potential and metal abundance of pure elliptical galaxies', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-66ndaid