
| Proposal ID | 074002 |
| Title | Probing the extremes of the Lx-Lbol relation of O-stars |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0740020101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-1i69jji |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Gregor Rauw |
| Abstract | We propose to probe the Lx/Lbol relation of O-type stars in the young opencluster IC 1805. This cluster hosts a very rare and extreme O4If^+ star (HD15570), i.e. a transition object between normal O-stars and evolved Wolf-Rayetstars. Theoretical models predict that such transition stars should have aweaker X-ray emission than less extreme O-star, with a log(Lx/Lbol) intermediatebetween the -7 value of O-stars and the much lower value obtained for Wolf-Rayetstars. IC 1805 offers the unique opportunity to test this scenario on ahomogeneous population of O-stars (same distance, same age, samemetallicity,...). |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2014-08-25T20:50:00Z/2014-08-26T10:43:20Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2015-09-19T22:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "cluster ic 1805", "wolf rayet stars", "....", "transition stars", "models predict", "lx lbol relation", "cluster hosts", "transition object", "metallicity ", "type stars", "lower value", "ic 1805", "lbol intermediate", "lbol relation", "homogeneous population", "weaker xray emission" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Gregor Rauw, 2015, 'Probing the extremes of the Lx-Lbol relation of O-stars', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-1i69jji |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |