Proposal ID | 076464 |
Title | The Bubble Nebula: a key test to wind-blown bubble theory |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0764640101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sxsbvmi |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr M.A. Guerrero |
Abstract | Massive stars lose mass throughout their evolution - fast winds during the mainsequence (MS) and Wolf-Rayet (WR) phases, and slow winds during the redsupergiant or luminous blue variable phase. Fast winds from single stars canblow MS interstellar bubbles and WR circumstellar bubbles. Whereas the diffuseX-ray emission from shocked stellar winds has been detected in WR bubbles, MSbubbles have never been detected. We request XMM-Newton EPIC observation of theBubble Nebula, the bubble around BD+60 2522 in NGC7635, to search for diffuseX-ray emission and to assess the origin of the X-ray emission detected by ROSATat the central star and the intriguing Northern radio arc unveiled by VLAobservations. The observations will be assessed using our radiation-hydrodynamic models. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2015-06-18T20:14:05Z/2015-06-19T14:30:45Z |
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 | 2016-07-01T22:00:00Z |
Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
Keywords | "shocked stellar winds", "diffuse xray emission", "central star", "fast winds", "bubble nebula", "main sequence ms", "ms bubbles", "evolution fast winds", "xray emission", "red supergiant", "slow winds", "wr bubbles", "EPIC", "wr circumstellar bubbles", "xmm newton epic", "XMM-Newton", "key test", "radiation hydrodynamic models", "single stars", "NGC7635", "ROSAT", "XMM" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr M.A. Guerrero, 2016, 'The Bubble Nebula: a key test to wind-blown bubble theory', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sxsbvmi |