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Name: Gamma-Ray bursts as probes to study interstellar dust, and vice versa
Published: 2013-08-22T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	069398
Title	Gamma-Ray bursts as probes to study interstellar dust, and vice versa
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0693980201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-1em4iu9
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Andrea Tiengo
Abstract	We propose a ToO observation of a low Galactic latitude (\|b\| < 5 deg) and bright(15-150 keV fluence >2e-6 erg/cm2) GRB, with the main objective of studying thetime variable halo that might be formed by dust scattering of the GRB X-rayemission. Thin rings are formed if a large quantity of dust is concentrated indiscrete clouds along the line of sight, while diffuse dust produces atime-variable X-ray halo. In the former case, very accurate measures of thedistance to the dust clouds can be derived, as well as other characteristics ofinterstellar dust. Furthermore, the GRB prompt X-ray spectrum, which istypically detected only above ~15 keV, can be reconstructed from the analysis ofthe dust-scattered emission and, therefore, extended to the soft X-ray band.
Publications	Serendipitous UV source catalogues for 10 years of XMM and 5 years of Swift \|Yershov V. N. \| Ap&SS \| 354-97 \| 2014 \| 2014Ap&SS.354...97Y \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014Ap&SS.354...97Y The Million Optical - Radio/X-ray Associations (MORX) Catalogue \|Flesch Eric W. \| PASA \| 33-52 \| 2016 \| 2016PASA...33...52F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016PASA...33...52F Dust scattering X-ray expanding rings around gamma-ray bursts \|Mereghetti S. Tiengo A. \| NCimB \| 121-1111 \| 2006 \| 2006NCimB.121.1111M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2006NCimB.121.1111M Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang Yanxia Zhao Yongheng \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez Antonio C. \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2012-08-03T19:44:20Z/2012-08-04T12:55:13Z
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	2013-08-22T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"interstellar dust", "grb xray emission", "dust clouds", "discrete clouds", "dust scattering", "main objective", "soft xray band", "gamma ray bursts", "low galactic latitude", "cm2 grb", "dust scattered emission", "vice versa", "time variable halo", "kev fluence", "thin rings", "diffuse dust produces"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Andrea Tiengo, 2013, 'Gamma-Ray bursts as probes to study interstellar dust, and vice versa', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-1em4iu9