| Proposal ID | 080271 |
| Title | Constraining the Wind Origin in NGC 3079 through X-ray Temperature |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0802710101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yzaxuzx |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Mr Edmund Hodges-Kluck |
| Abstract | The impact of galactic superwinds on their galaxies and the intergalactic mediumdepends on the driving mechanism, which is controversial. Two leading candidatesare thermally driven and cosmic ray-driven winds, which predict differentvelocity profiles. This will be reflected in the temperature of the soft X-rayemitting gas. Specifically, one can determine whether a wind is accelerating ordecelerating through a temperature gradient, since the soft X-rays come fromshock-heated material. Here we propose searching for this gradient around NGC3079, a nearby, edge-on superwind galaxy where soft X-rays are detected to aheight of 20-25 kpc. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2017-11-01T10:42:37Z/2018-04-24T05:42:07Z |
| 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 | 2019-05-14T22:00:00Z |
| Keywords | "intergalactic medium", "shock heated material", "leading candidates", "NGC 3079", "driving mechanism", "thermally driven", "temperature gradient", "soft xray", "xray temperature", "ngc 3079", "wind origin", "velocity profiles", "galactic superwinds", "superwind galaxy" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Mr Edmund Hodges-Kluck, 2019, 'Constraining the Wind Origin in NGC 3079 through X-ray Temperature', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yzaxuzx |