| Name | 074366 |
| Title | Non-thermal X-rays from bow shock runaways: a legacy programme for XMM-Newton |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0743660101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-65c4vdi |
| Author | Dr Michael De Becker |
| Description | Massive stars ejected from their birth place, the so-called runaway massive stars, are likely to produce strong bow shocks through the interaction of the their stellar winds with the interstellar medium. Such shocks have been proven to be efficient at accelerating particles, as revealed by the identification of non-thermal radiation in a couple of objects. This large programme aims at obtaining measurements of the non-thermal X-ray flux of a carefully selected sample of bow shock runaways (BSRs), to quantify their capability to accelerate particles, in relation with their potential contribution to the production of Galactic cosmic-rays. Such an unprecedented collection of data is aimed at constituting some kind of legacy programme for XMM-Newton, before the advent of future generation X-ray observatories. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| 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 Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Michael De Becker, 2016, 074366, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-65c4vdi |