Proposal ID | 030606 |
Title | The origin of hot gas in the halos of Milky Way-like spiral galaxies |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0306060101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xc6yji1 |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr David Strickland |
Abstract | We propose to observe 3 edge-on Milky-Way-like normal spiral galaxies in orderto constrain the presence, properties and physical origin of hot gas in theirhalos, a topic about which relatively little is currently known. Theseobservations will complete our sample of 8 edge-on normal spirals for which wehave a wide range of existing observational data, so that all galaxies will havedeep XMM-Newton and/or Chandra observations. With this sample we can assess therelative contribution to the halo X-ray emission of normal spirals fromSNII-driven galactic fountains, accretion of primordial gas, and SNIa-drivenoutflows. The observations will robustly detect NGC 891-like hot halos, broadlyquantify their properties, and can be used to constrain the efficiency of mechanical energy feedback. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2005-11-13T11:16:50Z/2005-12-06T11:02:48Z |
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 | 2007-01-27T00:00:00Z |
Last Update | 2025-08-04 |
Keywords | "XMM", "wide range", "XMM-Newton", "deep xmm newton", "primordial gas", "snia driven outflows", "physical origin", "hot halos", "spiral galaxy", "halo xray emission", "normal spirals", "hot gas", "mechanical energy feedback", "normal spiral galaxy", "relatively little", "NGC 891", "broadly quantify", "ngc 891" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr David Strickland, 2007, 'The origin of hot gas in the halos of Milky Way-like spiral galaxies', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xc6yji1 |