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Name: Towards an X-ray-defined model for the chemistry of interstellar dust
Published: 2014-04-13T00:00:00Z
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo

Proposal ID	069486
Title	Towards an X-ray-defined model for the chemistry of interstellar dust
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0694860301
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vng9c2o
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Elisa Costantini
Abstract	We propose to observe the bright X-ray binary GX 9+9 as an ideal target toinvestigate the dust chemistry in the diffuse interstellar medium. X-rays haverecently probed an invaluable tool in order to directly access the chemicalcomposition of dust in the Galactic plane. High resolution spectroscopy withXMM-Newton is essential to study the diffuse dust component by studying theoxygen and iron edges in the soft X-ray band. With this proposal we aim atdefining a general model for the chemistry of the diffuse interstellar dust.
Publications	Oxygen neon and iron X-ray absorption in the local interstellar medium \|Gatuzz Efrain Garcia Javier A. et al. \| A&A \| 588-111 \| 2016 \| 2016A&A...588A.111G \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016A&A...588A.111G On the detectability of CO molecules in the interstellar medium via X-ray spectroscopy \|Joachimi Katerine Gatuzz Efrain et al. \| MNRAS \| 461-352 \| 2016 \| 2016MNRAS.461..352J \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016MNRAS.461..352J Oxygen and iron in interstellar dust: An X-ray investigation \|Psaradaki I. Costantini E. et al. \| A&A \| 670-30 \| 2023 \| 2023A&A...670A..30P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023A&A...670A..30P
Instrument	EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2013-03-28T07:18:08Z/2013-03-28T17:27:51Z
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	2014-04-13T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2026-07-09
Keywords	"ideal target", "xray defined model", "soft xray band", "dust chemistry", "XMM-Newton", "interstellar dust", "diffuse dust component", "diffuse interstellar medium", "resolution spectroscopy", "XMM", "diffuse interstellar dust", "invaluable tool", "galactic plane", "chemical composition", "xmm newton", "iron edges"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Elisa Costantini, 2014, 'Towards an X-ray-defined model for the chemistry of interstellar dust', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vng9c2o
Rights	Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license.