| Proposal ID | 055563 |
| Title | Energy partition in SN 1006: thermal gas, relativistic particles, magnetic field |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0555630101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xewpkga |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Anne Decourchelle |
| Abstract | We propose to carry out a deep 1 Ms XMM-Newton observation of the entire SN 1006supernova remnant (SNR) for a major breakthrough in answering key questions onthe physics of SNRs, related to particle acceleration at their shock, magneticfield amplification, heating of the electrons and ions at the shock, abundancesand distribution of the chemical elements in the ejecta. This historical type IaSNR exhibits a dual nature in X-rays with a bipolar non-thermal morphology likein radio, superposed on a fainter extended thermal emission. It is one of thebest examples of shock acceleration of cosmic-ray electrons to energiesapproaching the knee of the cosmic-ray spectrum and gathers the mostimportant issues concerning SNR physics. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2008-07-31T03:42:44Z/2009-02-21T03:45:38Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "XMM-Newton", "bipolar nonthermal morphology", "XMM", "energies approaching", "knee ''", "thermal gas", "thermal emission", "cosmic ray spectrum", "major breakthrough", "magnetic field amplification", "relativistic particles", "chemical elements", "ms xmm newton", "energy partition insupernova1006", "shock acceleration", "supernova remnant", "cosmic ray electrons", "supernova remnant physics", "magnetic field", "answering key", "particle acceleration" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Anne Decourchelle, 2010, 'Energy partition in SN 1006: thermal gas, relativistic particles, magnetic field', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xewpkga |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |