Proposal ID | 072143 |
Title | The Ultra Compact sdB+WD binary CD -30 11223 |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0721430101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wwx2a0y |
Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Ulrich Heber |
Abstract | We have recently discovered that CD -30 11223 is a binary composed of a whitedwarf orbiting a subdwarf of B spectral type in only 1.2 hours. This is by farthe shortest orbital period of any sdB+WD binary. The orbital separation of only0.6 solar radii implies that the subdwarf is very close to fill its Roche-lobe,making this system an optimal candidate for observations at X-ray energies.X-ray observations can give information on properties of the white dwarfunaccessible in other bands, which are particularly interesting given thepossibility that this close binary be the progenitor of a SN Ia via theso-called sub-Chandrasekhar double-detonation scenario. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2013-08-17T04:02:16Z/2013-08-17T18:45:36Z |
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 | 2014-09-07T00:00:00Z |
Keywords | "xray energies", "binary composed", "white dwarf unaccessible", "ultra compact sdb", "shortest orbital period", "asupernovaia via", "orbital separation", "spectral type", "close binary", "wd binary cd", "optimal candidate", "wd binary", "solar radii implies", "white dwarf orbiting", "roche lobe" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Ulrich Heber, 2014, 'The Ultra Compact sdB+WD binary CD -30 11223', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wwx2a0y |