Proposal ID | 074257 |
Title | Completing The Census Of Activity And Rotation At 600 Myr With Praesepe |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0742570101 |
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 |