| Name | 065556 |
| Title | X-ray confirmation of proper motion selected star clusters |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0655560101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-m8eam9m |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We have selected two young star clusters for X-ray imaging which nicely fit into the wide field-of-view of XMM. These two young massive clusters (age <virgul 10 Myr, mass virgul 1E4 M_sun) have been identified in the ASCC-2.5 catalogue (Kharchenko 2001) providing proper motions and B,V photometry. The goal is to detect the clusters in image space (their intermediate and low-mass members, that is) in X-rays. It is only in X-rays that the young cluster members stand out against the background field contamination, while they are drowned in optical and infrared observations. Their detection would silence major criticism that has been raised against the method of determining young cluster masses by fitting King profiles, independent of cluster luminosity. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2011-03-10T14:18:34Z/2011-03-11T00:30:56Z |
| 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 | 2012-03-26T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2012, X-Ray Confirmation Of Proper Motion Selected Star Clusters, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-m8eam9m |