| Name | 074512 |
| Title | Understanding the merger geometry and the complex relic system in Abell 3411 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0745120101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-oontvv2 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | Galaxy cluster mergers trigger Mpc-scaled shocks in the ICM, which can accelerate particles to relativistic energies to form arc-shaped radio relics. Last year, we discovered a spectacular radio relic in the Planck cluster A3411. The relic has a fragmentary morphology, at odds with the arc-shaped shocks predicted by hydrodynamical simulations. We propose for a 200 ks XMM observation to detect and characterize the shock at the radio relic. The combination of X-ray and radio data will provide the opportunity to (1) determine the shape of the shock surface; (2) model the merger event; and (3) test different shock acceleration models. Data on such puzzling objects is crucial to our understanding of relics. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2014-11-18T14:07:48Z/2014-11-20T04:11:08Z |
| 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 | 2015-12-05T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2015, Understanding The Merger Geometry And The Complex Relic System In Abell 3411, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-oontvv2 |