| Proposal ID | 067123 |
| Title | Studying Stellar Activity with a XMM-Kepler Joint Project |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0671230101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tryvf91 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Giuseppina Micela |
| Abstract | We propose to survey 3 sq. deg. of sky within the Kepler target area with 12 XMMpointing of 80 ksec each. We will take advantage of the unprecedented accuracy,duration and duty cycle of the white-light light-curves (LCs), obtained byKepler on a large, statistically meaningful stellar sample. These allow us toreliably determine the rotational periods of slow rotators and to obtainsimultaneous optical and X-rays observations. The proposed observations willallow us i) to derive the size of active regions in a large sample of stars(hundreds, spanning different activity regimes), ii) to constrain coronalheating mechanisms and iii) to explore the slow rotation regime in low massstars, using a variety of diagnostics described in the proposal. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2011-06-09T04:49:15Z/2012-03-27T14:17:44Z |
| 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 | 2013-04-19T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "activity regimes", "stellar activity", "slow rotators", "rotational periods", "slow rotation regime", "active region", "duty cycle", "xmm kepler", "XMM", "kepler target", "low mass stars", "diagnostics described" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Giuseppina Micela, 2013, 'Studying Stellar Activity with a XMM-Kepler Joint Project', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tryvf91 |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |