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Proposal ID 078004
Title Investigating the origin of the X-ray emission of Cyg OB2 #5 - continuation
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rqp6i9s
Principal Investigator, PI Mr Constantin Cazorla
Abstract Massive stars have strong winds, which collide in massive binaries, giving riseto hard and varying X-ray emission. Cyg OB2 #5 is such a case. It was recentlyfound to be a quadruple system and changes in its X-ray emission indicate thatsome X-rays arise in the wind-wind collision (WWC) between the close binary andthe third star orbiting it in 6.7 yrs. In this context, X-rays are a crucialtool to constrain the orbital parameters, but the 6.7 yr orbit is poorlysampled. A monitoring (one observation per year) is thus needed. To continuethis program, we request in this AO a short exposure (10 ks).
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2016-10-21T14:56:54Z/2016-10-21T19:56:54Z
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 2017-11-11T23:00:00Z
Keywords "star orbiting", "massive stars", "quadruple system", "orbital parameters", "close binary", "short exposure", "cyg ob2", "yr orbit", "massive binary", "poorly sampled", "xray emission", "varying xray emission"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Mr Constantin Cazorla, 2017, 'Investigating the origin of the X-ray emission of Cyg OB2 #5 - continuation', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rqp6i9s