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Proposal ID 072283
Title First View of the Accretion Disks in Normal Symbiotic Stars
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6c7o617
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Jennifer Sokoloski
Abstract Accretion disks in symbiotic stars are often hidden by the bright opticalemission from the red-giant companion, UV emission from the ionized nebula, andsoft (E < 2 keV) X-rays from colliding winds. A survey with Swift, however, hasrevealed that the accretion disks dominates above 2 keV, as well as in therapidly variable portion of the UV light. Our proposed simultaneous X-ray and UVobservations of 3 targets from the Swift survey with XMM-Newton is uniquelysuited to pioneer the study of these important disks and determine the range ofaccretion rates in symbiotics; compare the properties of the flickering withother disk accretors; and confirm the primary results of the Swift survey. Thisresearch has implications for the physics of accretion disks and symbiotics as SNIa progenitors.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2013-12-01T10:08:03Z/2013-12-02T03:09:43Z
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 2014-12-20T23:00:00Z
Keywords "accretion rates", "ionized nebula", "XMM", "accretion dis dominates", "xmm newton", "disk accretors", "swift survey", "symbiotic stars", "normal symbiotic stars", "uv emission", "accretion dis", "kev xray", "uv light", "XMM-Newton", "colliding winds", "red giant companion", "snia progenitors", "bright optical emission"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Jennifer Sokoloski, 2014, 'First View of the Accretion Disks in Normal Symbiotic Stars', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6c7o617