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Proposal ID 055241
Title The Secret (X-ray) Lives of Cepheids: Probing the
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-90q1p5g
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Edward Guinan
Abstract In this pilot study, XMM observations of the bright Cepheids Polaris, delta Cep,beta Dor and l Car will solve two important recently uncovered puzzles. FUSEspectra of Polaris and beta Dor display prominent emission lines of C III and OVI from hot plasma with T up to at least virgul500,000 K. Moreover, the presence ofstrong emissions in the FUV (IUE/SWP) spectra of all four targets (C III, C IVand, in some cases, He II) makes a strong case that X-ray emitting plasmas mayalso be present. The contention that Cepheids are X-ray sources is furthersupported by their possible detections in the Copernicus archives (using theUCLXE instrument). Also, our recent Chandra observation discovered Polaris to bea soft X-ray source, but possibly contaminated by a nearby, early-mid dF companion.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2008-06-05T14:26:02Z/2008-06-23T17:49:16Z
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 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z
Keywords "delta cep", "xray sources", "XMM", "bright cepheids polaris", "uncovered puzzles", "xray emitting plasmas", "uclxe instrument", "fuv iue", "fuse spectra", "soft xray source", "ii makes", "secret xray lives", "hot plasma", "beta dor", "mid df companion", "swp spectra", "copernicus archives"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Edward Guinan, 2009, 'The Secret openParX-rayclosePar Lives of Cepheids: Probing the', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-90q1p5g