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Proposal ID 055588
Title X-ray Investigation of Origins of Dust Disks around Hot White Dwarfs
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tcfvti7
Principal Investigator, PI Prof You-Hua Chu
Abstract The Helix Nebula.s central star, a hot white dwarf (WD), exhibits hard X-raysand strong mid-IR emission that are not expected from its photosphere. Anexternal cause is required, but no direct evidence for a binary companion existsat optical and near-IR wavelengths. It is not clear whether the hard X-ray andmid-IR emissions are related. From our Spitzer Space Telescope 24 micron surveyof hot WDs, we found excess mid-IR emission from WD 0127+581 in the planetarynebula (PN) Sh2-188 and the central star of PN K1-22. We request XMM-Newtonobservations of these two WDs to establish the relationship between hard X-rayemission and mid-IR excess, and to determine whether they are associated withKuiper Belt-like objects or common-envelope binary evolution.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2008-06-13T07:02:02Z/2008-09-03T16:53:02Z
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 2009-10-23T00:00:00Z
Keywords "hard xray", "pn k1", "spitzer space telescope", "central star", "XMM-Newton", "wd 0127", "micron survey", "xmm newton", "x ray investigation", "hot white dwarfs", "kuiper belt", "mid ir emission", "hard xray emission", "hot wds", "XMM", "dust dis", "envelope binary evolution", "binary companion exists", "mid ir excess", "mid ir emissions", "helix nebula", "ir wavelengths"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof You-Hua Chu, 2009, 'X-ray Investigation of Origins of Dust Disks around Hot White Dwarfs', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tcfvti7