| Name | 080498 |
| Title | X-ray Spectrometry of SN1987A |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0804980201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-34w9syf |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | Between 2007 and 2015, our yearly XMM-Newton monitoring of SN1987A yielded EPIC and RGS spectra of unprecedented quality. The fluxes and broadening of the numerous emission lines provide information on the evolution of the X-ray emitting plasma and its dynamics. The soft X-ray light curve shows a mild flattening after 2006, which levelled off since 2012. To further monitor the evolution of the X-ray flux and look for the expected turn-over we propose to continue our monitoring. This will allow us to further study the time evolution of the shock conditions and abundance profiles. At high energies EPIC-pn can help to clarify the extremely low observed Fe abundance by following the evolution of the detected Fe-K line. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2017-10-15T03:52:04Z/2017-10-16T02:13:44Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| 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 | 2018-11-03T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2018, X-Ray Spectrometry Of Sn1987A, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-34w9syf |