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Proposal ID 065018
Title Our Strange Neighbors: Satellite Galaxies of the Milky Way
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ucnedc7
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Matthias Ehle
Abstract A study by Strigari et al (Nature 454, 1096 (2008)) shows the puzzling discoverythat the integrated mass of the Milky Way dwarf satellites are consistent withthem having a common mass of about 10^7 M_sun, suggesting that they could be theprimordial building blocks in galaxy formation, introducing a new scale ingalaxy formation and for the clustering of dark matter. We ask to completeXMM-Newton observations of the full sample of known dSphs in order to drawconclusions about their formation and source content deducible from their X-rayemission. The proposed programme represents an XMM-Newton legacy for the searchfor dark matter signatures.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2011-04-21T11:54:47Z/2011-04-21T21:26:57Z
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 2012-05-07T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "satellite galaxy", "primordial building bloc", "source content deducible", "strange neighbors", "programme represents", "integrated mass", "xmm newton", "galaxy formation", "dark matter", "XMM-Newton", "complete xmm newton", "draw conclusions", "dark matter signatures", "xray emission", "1096 2008", "dwarf satellites", "XMM"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Matthias Ehle, 2012, 'Our Strange Neighbors: Satellite Galaxies of the Milky Way', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ucnedc7