| Name | 055036 |
| Title | Abell 2063: The Physics of Cooling Flow Clusters with Central Radio Sources |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0550360101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gqinn2m |
| Author | Prof Craig Sarazin |
| Description | Central galaxies in rich clusters are the sites of cluster cooling cores, with large masses of gas cooling through part of the X-ray band. Many of these galaxies host powerful radio sources. These sources can displace and compress the X-ray gas leading to enhanced cooling and star formation. We request a re-observation due to background flares of Abell 2063, a bright cooling core. Our Chandra observation showed radio "holes" in the X-ray emission. We will constrain the source of additional pressure in the radio source needed to support overlying shells of X-ray gas. We will address the problem of the lack of kT less than 1-2 keV gas in cooling flows by searching for abundance inhomogeneities, heating from the radio source, and excess absorption. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2008-07-23T07:45:02Z/2008-07-23T15:41:57Z |
| 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 | 2009-08-22T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2009-08-22T00:00:00Z, 055036, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gqinn2m |