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Proposal ID 074257
Title Completing The Census Of Activity And Rotation At 600 Myr With Praesepe
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-spsk3rc
Principal Investigator, PI Prof Marcel Agueros
Abstract The relationship between stellar age, magnetic activity, and rotation has beencharacterized mainly from observations of <500-Myr-old open clusters.Investigations of stellar rotation and activity have also revealed the presenceof a saturation threshold where magnetic activity no longer correlates withRossby number. Measuring rotation periods and tracers of magnetic activity inolder open clusters is difficult, but essential to calibrating and understandingthe age-activity-rotation relation. We propose two 60 ksec observations thatwill complete our census of the virgul600 Myr open cluster Praesepe. Combining thesedata with our >550 optical spectra of Praesepe, we will test the coronalstripping model of saturation, while calibrating LX as an age estimator for field stars.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2015-04-09T20:33:18Z/2015-04-10T14:28:18Z
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 2016-04-24T22:00:00Z
Keywords "optical spectra", "age estimator", "rotation periods", "stellar age", "stellar rotation", "characterized mainly", "field stars", "saturation threshold", "magnetic activity", "calibrating lx"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof Marcel Agueros, 2016, 'Completing The Census Of Activity And Rotation At 600 Myr With Praesepe', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-spsk3rc