Proposal ID | 072203 |
Title | Planets spinning up their host stars |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0722030101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-j0t00ew |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Katja Poppenhaeger |
Abstract | We have collected initial evidence that tidal interaction between a late-typestar and its close-in, massive planet can lead to a spin-up of the host star. Wepropose to explore this further by studying a small sample of proper motionpairs in which one of the stars is orbited a Hot Jupiter. We will determine ifthe gyrochronal age is different for the two stars, which would indicate a tidalspin up of the planet host star. We propose to observe 3 such systems with XMM,and to perform similar Chandra observations of 3 more systems with angularseparations <10... We also propose to observe 10 near-by wide late-type binarieswithout planets to establish a reliable baseline for activity scatter in co-evalpairs of stars. The total proposed exposures are 142ks(XMM) + 119ks(Chandra). |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2013-08-04T07:09:56Z/2013-11-28T03:23:32Z |
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 | 2014-12-11T23:00:00Z |
Keywords | "activity scatter", "massive planet", "planets spinning", "XMM", "tidal spin", "late type star", "co eval pairs", "reliable baseline", "tidal interaction", "proper motion pairs", "angular separations", "collected initial evidence", "gyrochronal age", "hot jupiter" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Katja Poppenhaeger, 2014, 'Planets spinning up their host stars', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-j0t00ew |