| Name | 072479 |
| Title | Sampling the solar sind at solar maximum in 3D with comets |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0724790301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vdkenol |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We propose to utilize comets as natural space probes for sampling the heavy ion content of the solar wind at solar maximum in 3D, by investigating the X-ray emission which results from charge exchange interactions between solar wind ions and cometary neutrals. The solar maximum is particularly well suited for such studies. During AO-12, which coincides with solar maximum, 4 comets will be favorably placed for XMM-Newton: C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS), 2P/Encke, C/2012 S1 (ISON), and 154P/Brewington, sampling the solar wind between 10 deg and 75 deg heliographic latitude. This proposal makes full use of the spectral, temporal, and spatial resolution of XMM-Newton, of its full field of view, and of all its six (PN, MOS1, MOS2, RGS1, RGS2, OM) scientific instruments. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2013-05-25T02:30:34Z/2013-10-09T08:17:59Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2014-10-26T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2014, Sampling The Solar Sind At Solar Maximum In 3D With Comets, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vdkenol |