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Name 080005
Title Calibrating the time-evolution of the high-energy emission of M stars
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0800050101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-o0r4cto
Author Dr Beate Stelzer
Description We aim at the detection of the quiescent X-ray emission from the M dwarf LP617-34, as invaluable calibration point for the activity-age relation of M dwarfs at the faint-old end. Analogous to our previous targets, LP617-34 is a wide companion to a white dwarf (WD), and we infer the age of the M dwarf (7.7 Gyr) from the progenitor and cooling age of the WD. Our target is the oldest known of such systems, and the only remaining one at >5Gyr that can be resolved with XMM-Newton (separation virgul 22"). Transient X-ray emission was detected from the M dwarf during an XMM-Newton slew but its quiescent emission is required to constrain the activity - age relation, which is key for understanding stellar dynamos and the irradiation of planet atmospheres with high-energy photons.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2018-01-12T06:02:40Z/2018-01-12T19:47:18Z
Version 17.56_20190403_1200
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 2019-01-29T23:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, 2019-01-29T23:00:00Z, 080005, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-o0r4cto