Proposal ID | 074057 |
Title | The dwarfs of the Ring: Star Formation around Kappa Ori explored with XMM-Newton |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0740570101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-2nj9fbv |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Ignazio Pillitteri |
Abstract | One of the mechanisms proposed for causing the collapse of a gas cloud and startstar formation is the action of an external agent that can compress the gas andcreate the primordial protostellar cores (Elmegreen 1998). While supernovae arethe most dramatic agents, stellar winds from massive stars and the expansion ofionized HII bubbles may play an important role. They can transfer momentum,kinetic energy and heat a close-by gas cloud. A few cases have been identifiedwhere massive stars are responsible of triggered star formation (RCW79, Zavagnoet al. 2006, Sharpless 104, Deharveng et al., 2003). With this XMM proposal, weaim to understand the interaction at work between one single massive star, KappaOri, and Lynds 1641 (L1641), the filamentary cloud in the southern part of the Orion~A cloud. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2015-03-10T05:34:45Z/2015-03-15T20:57:52Z |
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 | 2016-04-14T22:00:00Z |
Keywords | "xmm newton", "external agent", "massive stars", "star formation", "stellar winds", "kappa ori explored", "gas cloud", "transfer momentum", "start star formation", "deharveng .", "XMM", "filamentary cloud", "sharpless 104", "XMM-Newton", "ionized hii bubbles", " 2003", "lynds 1641 l1641", "single massive star", "kappa ori", "kinetic energy" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Ignazio Pillitteri, 2016, 'The dwarfs of the Ring: Star Formation around Kappa Ori explored with XMM-Newton', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-2nj9fbv |