Name | 076419 |
Title | XMM scan of the Galactic center Lobe: magnetic field and outflows |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0764190101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ftmlhqa |
Author | Dr Gabriele Ponti |
Description | We recently discovered warm plasma having considerable extent in Galactic latitude, rising from the Galactic plane at the locations of the Radio Arc and of the Sgr C thread and showing a sharp edge that correlates with the location of the radio/mid-IR Galactic Center Lobe (GCL). We seek to investigate the origin and energetic associated to this plasma. It might be associated to a large scale inhomogeneous atmosphere present over the entire central molecular zone, related to continuous or episodic outflows of mass and energy from the GC region. This would imply a large power to energise it. Alternatively, it could be, magnetically confined, warm X-ray emitting plasma filling the smaller scale GCL. We ask for a mosaic of 15 observations of 25 ks (375 ks in total) to scan the GCL with XMM. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2016-02-25T04:47:53Z/2016-08-31T07:41:03Z |
Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
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 | 2017-09-27T22:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Gabriele Ponti, 2017, 076419, PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ftmlhqa |