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Proposal ID 074366
Title Non-thermal X-rays from bow shock runaways: a legacy programme for XMM-Newton
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-65c4vdi
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Michael De Becker
Abstract Massive stars ejected from their birth place, the so-called runaway massivestars, are likely to produce strong bow shocks through the interaction of thetheir stellar winds with the interstellar medium. Such shocks have been provento be efficient at accelerating particles, as revealed by the identification ofnon-thermal radiation in a couple of objects. This large programme aims atobtaining measurements of the non-thermal X-ray flux of a carefully selectedsample of bow shock runaways (BSRs), to quantify their capability to accelerateparticles, in relation with their potential contribution to the production ofGalactic cosmic-rays. Such an unprecedented collection of data is aimed atconstituting some kind of legacy programme for XMM-Newton, before the advent of future generation X-ray observatories.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2014-10-01T17:16:20Z/2015-03-16T16:33:34Z
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
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "galactic cosmic rays", "interstellar medium", "accelerating particles", "nonthermal xray", "xmm newton", "XMM-Newton", "accelerate particles", "programme aims", "nonthermal radiation", "massive stars", "XMM", "stellar winds", "nonthermal xray flux", "bow shock runaways", "bow shoc"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Michael De Becker, 2016, 'Non-thermal X-rays from bow shock runaways: a legacy programme for XMM-Newton', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-65c4vdi