Proposal ID | 080462 |
Title | Uncovering the CV majority population |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0804620101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-945lxxs |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Axel Schwope |
Abstract | Period bouncing faint cataclysmic Variables (CVs) with degenerate donor starsare predicted to represent the majority population among the CV class. Yet onlya handful have been securely identified via IR-photometry and eclipse modelingand only one was observed at X-ray wavelengths and found to be underluminous bya large factor. We propose to observe further two of the remaining four objects,all being eclipsers with well-determined binary parameters and distances, tomeasure their accretion rates and thus test the current binary evolutionparadigm. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2017-05-13T22:06:39Z/2017-08-04T04:32:57Z |
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 | 2018-08-24T22:00:00Z |
Keywords | "accretion rates", "xray wavelengths", "cv class", "degenerate donor stars", "via ir photometry", "binary parameters", "binary evolution paradigm", "eclipse modeling" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Axel Schwope, 2018, 'Uncovering the CV majority population', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-945lxxs |