| Proposal ID | 067216 |
| Title | SAMPLING THE BIMODAL SOLAR WIND WITH THE BRIGHT COMET 2009 P1 (GARRADD) |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0672160401 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-csdjruz |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Dennis Bodewits |
| Abstract | We propose to use the sensitivity and spectral capabilities of XMM-Newton in thesoft X-ray band to catch a comet interacting with the polar wind for the firsttime ever. The combination of the current solar minimum as well as the orbit andactivity of comet 2009/P1 (Garradd) offers a unique opportunity to acquirespectroscopic observations from an important solar wind regime that is onlysparsely accessible to remote and in-situ observations. Our study is thus ofdirect importance to cometary and heliospheric sciences, but also to studies ofthe X-ray back ground attributed to solar wind charge exchange. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2012-01-26T22:13:32Z/2012-03-27T22:29:19Z |
| 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 | 2013-04-19T00:00:00Z |
| Keywords | "comet interacting", "polar wind", "heliospheric sciences", "p1 garradd", "XMM", "comet 2009", "solar wind regime", "solar minimum", "sparsely accessible", "bimodal solar wind", "XMM-Newton", "ground attributed", "soft xray band", "xmm newton" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Dennis Bodewits, 2013, 'SAMPLING THE BIMODAL SOLAR WIND WITH THE BRIGHT COMET 2009 P1 openParGARRADDclosePar', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-csdjruz |