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Name: A detailed X-ray study of the unique recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a
Published: 2018-01-19T23:00:00Z

Proposal ID	078400
Title	A detailed X-ray study of the unique recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0784000101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0784000201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sv8a4xj
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Martin Henze
Abstract	M31N 2008-12a is a recurrent nova in M31 with a unique record of 8 observederuptions in the last 8 years. The apparent recurrence period of 1 yr isunprecedentedly short, with evidence for an even shorter period of 6 months.This nova is the prime type-Ia supernova progenitor candidate. We successfullypredicted the last two eruptions and predict that future eruptions will soonenter the XMM-Newton visibility window. We propose a 100-ks XMM-Newton target ofopportunity observation of a future eruption to study in unprecedented detailthe X-ray spectrum and characterise the emission components. Additionally, wewill study the flux variability of the early supersoft X-ray phase and measurethe corresponding X-ray spectral variations and the UV variability.
Publications	Breaking the Habit: The Peculiar 2016 Eruption of the Unique Recurrent Nova M31N 2008-12a \|Henze, M., Darnley, M. J., et al. \| ApJ \| 857-68 \| 2018 \| 2018ApJ...857...68H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018ApJ...857...68H 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 An XMM-Newton View of the Andromeda Galaxy as Explored in a Legacy Survey (New-ANGELS). I. The X-Ray Source Catalog \|Huang, Rui, Li, Jiang-Tao, et al. \| ApJS \| 268-36 \| 2023 \| 2023ApJS..268...36H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023ApJS..268...36H 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 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	2016-12-26T12:06:31Z/2016-12-28T23:29:58Z
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	2018-01-19T23:00:00Z
Keywords	"xray spectral variations", "successfully predicted", "M31", "recurrent nova", "XMM", "future eruption", "xray spectrum", "m31n 2008 12a", "flux variability", "shorter period", "future eruptions", "uv variability", "supersoft xray phase", "XMM-Newton", "apparent recurrence period", "emission components", "soon enter", "xmm newton target"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Martin Henze, 2018, 'A detailed X-ray study of the unique recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sv8a4xj