Proposal ID | 050236 |
Title | The hottest cool star:Probing the X-ray emission of the low activity star Altair |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0502360101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-khzl1ll |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Jan Robrade |
Abstract | We propose to observe the low activity star Altair (HD 187642) with XMM-Newton.With a spectral type of A7 it is the earliest, magnetically active, single late-type star detected by ROSAT and Einstein. At a distance of only 5 pc it is aunique target to study the X-ray properties of late A stars in detail. Altair isknown to be a very fast rotator, however its X-ray luminosity of 2-3x10^27 erg/sis rather low and its L_X/L_bol ratio is the lowest measured in any nearby star.We want to obtain an RGS spectrum that allows to measure the Ne/O abundance in alow activity star, addressing the controversially debated solar and stellar neonabundance.The observation will enable us to investigate the properties ofcoronal plasma in a star with very shallow convection zone for the first time. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2007-10-17T22:51:55Z/2007-11-01T19:56:31Z |
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 | 2008-11-28T00:00:00Z |
Keywords | "xray properties", "convection zone", "XMM-Newton", "nearby star", "hottest cool star", "xmm newton", "xray luminosity", "spectral type", "ROSAT", "XMM", "rgs spectrum", "coronal plasma", "low activity star", "magnetically active", "fast rotator", "HD 187642", "stellar neon abundance", "xray emission", "l_bol ratio" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Jan Robrade, 2008, 'The hottest cool star:Probing the X-ray emission of the low activity star Altair', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-khzl1ll |