Proposal ID | 080367 |
Title | Measuring sloshing, merging and feedback velocities in Centaurus and Virgo |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0803670501 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xg4jstg |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Jeremy Sanders |
Abstract | Despite its importance for understanding cluster physics, there are few directmeasurements of the ICM velocity structure. Hitomi measured line broadening inPerseus through its groundbreaking high resolution spectrum, but due to its losswe may have to wait until Athena.s 2028 launch to obtain similar data. Here wepropose a novel technique to use the fluorescent background emission lines seenin the EPIC-PN detector to calibrate the energy scale to a high precision and someasure bulk motions within the Virgo and Centaurus clusters. We shall reachaccuracies of 100-200 km/s around the inner 7 arcmin, increasing to 400 km/s at16 arcmin radius. Secondary aims include using the RGS grating spectra toconstrain/measure the velocity of cool material around the central AGN. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2017-06-16T19:55:59Z/2017-12-26T19:47:18Z |
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 | 2019-01-16T23:00:00Z |
Keywords | "arcmin radius", "epic pn detector", "secondary aims", "bulk motions", "cluster physics", "central agn", "2028 launch", "icm velocity structure", "centaurus clusters", "resolution spectrum", "energy scale", "cool material", "EPIC", "rgs grating spectra", "line broadening", "novel technique", "feedback velocities" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Jeremy Sanders, 2019, 'Measuring sloshing comma merging and feedback velocities in Centaurus and Virgo', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xg4jstg |