| Name | 069486 |
| Title | Towards an X-ray-defined model for the chemistry of interstellar dust |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0694860301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vng9c2o |
| Author | Dr Elisa Costantini |
| Description | We propose to observe the bright X-ray binary GX 9+9 as an ideal target to investigate the dust chemistry in the diffuse interstellar medium. X-rays have recently probed an invaluable tool in order to directly access the chemical composition of dust in the Galactic plane. High resolution spectroscopy with XMM-Newton is essential to study the diffuse dust component by studying the oxygen and iron edges in the soft X-ray band. With this proposal we aim at defining a general model for the chemistry of the diffuse interstellar dust. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2013-03-28T07:18:08Z/2013-03-28T17:27:51Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2014-04-13T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2014-04-13T00:00:00Z, 069486, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vng9c2o |