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Name: First X-ray obs of a Main-Belt Comet: linking X-ray astronomy to astrobiology
Published: 2011-11-18T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	065509
Title	First X-ray obs of a Main-Belt Comet: linking X-ray astronomy to astrobiology
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0655090401 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0655090431 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0655090432 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0655090433
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-lmfqw47
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Konrad Dennerl
Abstract	We propose to utilize the unprecedented sensitivity of XMM-Newton in the softX-ray range for the first ever X-ray study of a Main-Belt Comet (MBC).Discovered only recently, MBCs constitute a fundamentally new and distinct classof objects: asteroids exhibiting cometary activity, which is most likely drivenby the sublimation of water ice. This has far-reaching implications for ourunderstanding where our oceans came from. The evidence for water ice in MBCs,however, is only circumstantial yet, as optical spectra are dominated by dust.The situation is complementary for solar wind charge exchange induced X-rays,which are a sensitive tracer of tenuous amounts of gas. Thus, with the directdetection of gas, XMM would make a substantial contribution to astrobiology.
Publications	The Million Optical - Radio/X-ray Associations (MORX) Catalogue \|Flesch Eric W. \| PASA \| 33-52 \| 2016 \| 2016PASA...33...52F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016PASA...33...52F Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang Yanxia Zhao Yongheng \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII O VIII and Fe L-shell Transitions \|Pan Zeyang Qu Zhijie et al. \| ApJS \| 271-62 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJS..271...62P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez Antonio C. \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-L101305 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j1305L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-103028 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j3028L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints \|De la Torre Luque Pedro Balaji Shyam \| ApJ \| 968-46 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...968...46D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2010-10-20T20:46:37Z/2010-10-21T17:36:03Z
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	2011-11-18T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"mbcs constitute", "water ice", "sensitive tracer", "tenuous amounts", "soft xray range", "xmm newton", "XMM-Newton", "optical spectra", "main belt comet", "linking xray astronomy", "xray obs", "XMM", "cometary activity", "distinct class"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Konrad Dennerl, 2011, 'First X-ray obs of a Main-Belt Comet: linking X-ray astronomy to astrobiology', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-lmfqw47