| Name | 080305 |
| Title | Deep X-ray Spectroscopy of the Most Distant, Massive Clusters Known |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0803050101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-qvo82wi |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We propose to observe the six most massive clusters at z>1.2, discovered via the Sunyaev-Zel.dovich (SZ) effect by the South Pole Telescope (SPT). The proposed 700 ks program will provide deep X-ray spectroscopy for a sample that is already rich in multi-wavelength data from a variety of telescopes, including Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra. These new data, coupled with spatially-resolved X-ray imaging from Chandra, will provide the first constraints on the thermodynamic profiles for a complete sample of galaxy clusters at z>1.2, allowing us to study a variety of physical processes in clusters cores and outskirts, and test predictions of self similarity and AGN feedback models, at a time shortly after these systems formed. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2017-04-08T23:46:53Z/2017-07-10T05:54:35Z |
| Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
| 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 | 2018-08-01T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2018, Deep X-Ray Spectroscopy Of The Most Distant Comma Massive Clusters Known, PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-qvo82wi |