| Name | 065369 |
| Title | An X-ray exploration of a wind bowshock from a single star |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0653690101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0mx73em |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | BD+43 3654 is a very massive runaway star likely formed in the central region of Cygnus OB2 association. The interaction of its strong wind with the local interstellar medium has produced a bow shock that has been detected at the infrared with the MSX. Multifrequency VLA observations carried out by us show a radio structure clearly correlated with the MSX bow shock and a non-thermal component located at the infrared emission peak position. This indicates that a relativistic population of electrons is present in the shock. This particle population can produce a non-thermal X-ray component, in addition to the thermal component associated with the shocked gas. We propose to detect for the first time the X-ray emission from the bow shock produced by a runaway young hot star. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2010-05-08T08:04:21Z/2010-05-08T21:02:56Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2011-05-25T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2011, An X-Ray Exploration Of A Wind Bowshock From A Single Star, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0mx73em |