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Name: First X-ray observation of the water vapor exosphere of Ceres
Published: 2016-06-02T22:00:00Z

Proposal ID	076309
Title	First X-ray observation of the water vapor exosphere of Ceres
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0763090201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yioow3i
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Konrad Dennerl
Abstract	We propose to utilize the unparalleled sensitivity of XMM in the soft X-rayrange for the first ever X-ray study of Ceres. The first definitive detection ofa water vapor exosphere around this nearest Dwarf Planet, which succeeded justrecently with Herschel, makes Ceres a most interesting target for X-ray studies,because, as we have already demonstrated with XMM observations of Mars andcomets, solar wind charge exchange induced X-rays are a most sensitive tracer oftenuous amounts of gas. AO-14 will be particularly favorable, because Dawn willthen be in orbit around Ceres, providing the unique chance of combining remoteglobal observations with simultaneous in-situ measurements. Due to the solarcycle, AO-14 will also offer the best opportunity for X-ray studies before 2022.
Publications	Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang, Yanxia, Zhao, Yongheng, \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII, O VIII, and Fe L-shell Transitions \|Pan, Zeyang, Qu, Zhijie, et al. \| ApJS \| 271-62 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJS..271...62P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez, Antonio C., \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton \|Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, \| PhRvD \| 109-L101305 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j1305L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae \|Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, \| PhRvD \| 109-103028 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j3028L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints \|De la Torre Luque, Pedro, Balaji, Shyam, \| ApJ \| 968-46 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...968...46D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2015-05-15T12:04:28Z/2015-05-16T08:31:07Z
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	2016-06-02T22:00:00Z
Keywords	"dwarf planet", "remote global", "makes ceres", "XMM", "soft xray range", "situ measurements", "solar cycle", "water vapor exosphere", "definitive detection", "tenuous amounts", "sensitive tracer"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Konrad Dennerl, 2016, 'First X-ray observation of the water vapor exosphere of Ceres', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yioow3i