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Proposal ID 050356
Title A Survey of Orion A with XMM and Spitzer: SOXS
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-dl0ad52
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Scott Wolk
Abstract We propose a 530 ks X-ray survey of the population of young stars embedded inthe L1641 portion of the Orion A giant molecular cloud, the closest giantmolecular cloud to the Sun. In our existing Spitzer survey of this cloud, wehave found 140 protostars and 700 young stars with disks. The X--rayobservations are the premier method of identifying the remaining young starswithout disks. With these data we can study: 1) The relative importance ofclustered and isolated star formation 2) The effect of environment on starformation and disk evolution and 3) The evolution of the X-ray emitting plasmafrom the protostellar to pre-main sequence phase.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2007-08-27T02:17:53Z/2008-02-23T18:29:56Z
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 2009-04-11T00:00:00Z
Keywords "star formation", "140 protostars", "XMM", "disk evolution", "530 xray survey", "existing spitzer survey", "giant molecular cloud", "relative importance", "x ray", "xray emitting plasma", "stars embedded", "isolated star formation", "premier method"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Scott Wolk, 2009, 'A Survey of Orion A with XMM and Spitzer: SOXS', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-dl0ad52