Proposal ID | 055222 |
Title | Wolf-Rayet 1: A Study of X-ray Production from a Structured and Massive Wind |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0552220101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rbdqxe0 |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Richard Ignace |
Abstract | Our target is the nitrogen-rich Wolf-Rayet (WR) star (= HD4004) that hasrecently been shown to display line-profile variability with a period of 7.7days, similar in nature to the 3.8 day period variability long known for WR6 (=EZ CMa = HD50896). For neither star is binarity thought to be the culprit of theperiodic variability; instead, large scale wind asymmetry is invoked. We arerequesting three 20 ksec EPIC pointings of WR1, roughly equally spaced in phase.We seek to detect X-ray variability as a means of characterizing the nature ofthe globally coherent wind structure. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2009-02-04T21:24:18Z/2009-02-05T04:42:21Z |
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 | 2010-03-06T00:00:00Z |
Keywords | "wolf rayet", "ez cma", "periodic variability", "epic pointings", "scale wind asymmetry", "massive wind", "EPIC", "roughly equally spaced", "xray production", "xray variability", "period variability" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Richard Ignace, 2010, 'Wolf-Rayet 1: A Study of X-ray Production from a Structured and Massive Wind', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rbdqxe0 |