Proposal ID | 067314 |
Title | X-ray Survey of near-synchronous magnetic catalysmic variables |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0673140101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3vlzcrd |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Jaesub Hong |
Abstract | We propose to constrain the X-ray properties of two relatively poorly studiedsubclasses of magnetic catalysmic variables (mCVs): asynchronous polars (APs)and near-synchronous intermediate polars (nsIPs), sometimes regarded as themissing link in the evolution of mCVs. This is timely for such studies: werecently discovered a dozen of periodic X-ray sources in the Galactic CenterRegion (CGR) that appear to have periods and X-ray properties similar to someAPs and nsIPs. A general X-ray picture of both is needed to determine theirconnection to thousands of the GCR X-ray sources that are generally consideredto be mainly mCVs. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2011-11-21T17:09:18Z/2012-04-02T11:43:04Z |
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 | 2013-04-24T00:00:00Z |
Keywords | "xray picture", "xray properties", "relatively poorly", "mainly mcvs", "gcr xray sources", "periodic xray sources", "missing link", "asynchronous polars aps", "x ray survey" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Jaesub Hong, 2013, 'X-ray Survey of near-synchronous magnetic catalysmic variables', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3vlzcrd |