| Proposal ID | 030713 |
| Title | An XMM Study of SNRs Discovered with the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0307130101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-7cxrele |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Samar Safi-Harb |
| Abstract | Increasing the sample of neutron star-SNR associations is needed to study thedynamics and evolution of supernova explosions of massive stars and to unveilthe properties of their collapsed cores. Four young low-surface brightness SNRswere recently discovered with the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey. All four SNRsare believed to be the remnants of core-collapse explosions, young, and harborROSAT or Chandra point sources. We here propose to observe these SNRs withXMM-Newton in order to primarily detect and characterize their X-ray emission.Their low-surface brightness, high column density, size, age, and lack of X-rayspectral information, make XMM the best satellite to date to perform this study. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2005-05-31T10:12:34Z/2005-11-25T05:30:48Z |
| 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 | 2006-12-15T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "massive stars", "core collapse explosions", "ROSAT", "XMM-Newton", "xray spectral information", "collapsed cores", "harbor rosat", "low surface brightness", "supernova remnant", "XMM", "xray emission", "supernova explosions", "column density", "xmm newton" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Samar Safi-Harb, 2006, 'An XMM Study of SNRs Discovered with the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-7cxrele |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |