A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name 040080
Title Radio relic - merger connection in the clusters A548b and A1664
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0400800201

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-1elmrwm
Author Dr Luigina Feretti
Description The clusters A548b and A1664 are peculiar in the radio domain because of the
presence of radio relics. According to theoretical models, the radio relics are
energized by cluster merger shocks. With this proposal we wish to investigate
the cluster X-ray properties, the status of the intracluster medium, the
presence of shocks, filaments or cold fronts, in order to analyze the energy
transfer between the thermal gas and the radio emitting particles. The study of
the connection between the X-ray and radio emission will be crucial to
understand the formation of relics, and more generally of the non-thermal
components in clusters, and their relation to the cluster dynamics.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2006-12-27T18:47:07Z/2006-12-28T01:22:24Z
Version 17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 2008-01-30T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Luigina Feretti, 2008, 040080, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-1elmrwm