| Proposal ID | 078334 |
| Title | Coronal activity cycles in solar analog stars |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0783340301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-cy30iyg |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Fabio Favata |
| Abstract | The present monitoring program to identify and study for the first time thecyclic behavior of the coronal emission of stars similar to our Sun has beenongoing since XMM.s AO-1. Five stars in three stellar systems have beenmonitored for over a decade, providing for the first time clear evidence oflong-term cycles in the coronal activity of normal stars. The present proposalrequests continuation of the ongoing monitoring program into AO-15, needed toprogress in the understanding of the coronal behavior across different activitycycles. Our best observed targets, HD81809 and 61CygA, have both been observedthrough almost two, well-defined cycles, while a cycle is becoming evident inthe observations of alpha Cen B. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2016-05-06T20:57:04Z/2017-04-30T07:07:14Z |
| 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 | 2018-05-30T22:00:00Z |
| Keywords | "XMM", "coronal activity", "defined cycles", "becoming evident", "normal stars", "coronal emission", "coronal activity cycles", "term cycles", "alpha cen", "activity cycles", "stellar systems", "solar analog stars" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Fabio Favata, 2018, 'Coronal activity cycles in solar analog stars', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-cy30iyg |