| Proposal ID | 080101 |
| Title | The onset of magnetic activity in X-rays - From late A to early F stars |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0801010101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0wm30ic |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Jan Robrade |
| Abstract | We propose to observe a sample of late A to early F stars with XMM-Newton tosystematically investigate coronal properties at the onset of stellar magneticactivity in X-rays. These stars feature a thin or localized outer convectionzone and have been only poorly explored by modern X-ray instruments. We focus onnearby, presumably single main-sequence stars with well known stellarparameters. The aim is to study the interplay between developing convectiveenvelope and rotation, thereby driving a stellar dynamo mechanism and generatingcoronal X-ray emission. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2017-08-23T15:43:20Z/2017-12-18T08:06:57Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2019-01-15T23:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "thereby driving", "coronal properties", "XMM-Newton", "stellar magnetic activity", "stellar parameters", "poorly explored", "magnetic activity", "XMM", "stellar dynamo mechanism", "modern xray instruments", "developing convective envelope", "xmm newton" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Jan Robrade, 2019, 'The onset of magnetic activity in X-rays - From late A to early F stars', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0wm30ic |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |