
| Proposal ID | 069070 |
| Title | X-Ray-Emitting Ejecta in Puppis A: High-Resolution Spectroscopy and Mapping |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0690700201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-k5cnd3x |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Satoru Katsuda |
| Abstract | We recently found an X-ray-emitting ejecta knot in the northeastern portion ofthe Galactic supernova remnant Puppis~A, based on archival XMM-Newton MOSobservations. Interestingly, K-shell lines of the ejecta knot are possiblyblueshifted by 3400(2600-4400)km/s at the northern part and 1700(900-2400)km/sat the southern part. We here propose a 20ks RGS observation of this ejecta knotto perform high-resolution spectroscopy, and give stringent constraints on thepossible blueshifts. We also propose two 10ks MOS observations of the remnantssouthern region, where no X-ray CCD imaging spectrometer has been mapped despitesignificant emission was detected by a ROSAT all-sky survey. These observationswill first allow us to search for ejecta features and to obtain a complete X-ray view of Puppis A. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2012-10-20T05:10:36Z/2012-10-20T10:59:09Z |
| 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 | 2013-11-06T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "1700900 2400km", "ejecta knot", "stringent constraints", "complete xray", "ROSAT", "XMM-Newton", "34002600 4400km", "resolution spectroscopy", "sky survey", "XMM", "shell lines", "southern region" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Satoru Katsuda, 2013, 'X-Ray-Emitting Ejecta in Puppis A: High-Resolution Spectroscopy and Mapping', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-k5cnd3x |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |