
| Proposal ID | 060008 |
| Title | Probing the high-energy properties of very early-type stars in the cluster HM1 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0600080101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xd87814 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Yael Naze |
| Abstract | So far, little information has been gathered on the X-ray emission of theearliest O-type stars. To probe their high-energy properties, we propose toobserve the young cluster HM1 for the first time in the X-ray domain. Due to itshigh extinction, this object is notoriously difficult to observe at otherwavelengths and it has thus been poorly studied up to now. However, observingHM1 provides access to 5 very early O stars, 2 WRs, and about 20 late O/early Bobjects. HM1 therefore allows a study of the $L_X-L_{BOL}$ relation of theearliest spectral types and constitutes a unique probe into the X-ray emissionof WN stars and early O stars. In addition, new magnetic or colliding windobjects will be detected, as well as part of the PMS population of HM1. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2010-03-10T01:14:06Z/2010-03-10T08:42:43Z |
| 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 | 2011-04-03T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "earliest spectral types", "xray domain", "pms population", "l_x l_", "wn stars", "energy properties", "bol }$ relation", "cluster hm1", "colliding wind objects", "little information", "type stars", "xray emission", "notoriously difficult" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Yael Naze, 2011, 'Probing the high-energy properties of very early-type stars in the cluster HM1', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xd87814 |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |