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Name: Towards an X-ray-defined model for the chemistry of interstellar dust
Published: 2014-04-13T00:00:00Z

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	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	2014-04-13T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"diffuse interstellar medium", "diffuse dust component", "interstellar dust", "resolution spectroscopy", "iron edges", "invaluable tool", "galactic plane", "chemical composition", "xmm newton", "soft xray band", "XMM-Newton", "ideal target", "XMM", "dust chemistry", "xray defined model", "diffuse interstellar dust"
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', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vng9c2o