| Proposal ID | 084082 |
| Title | X-ray Spur in the Large Magellanic Cloud |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0840820101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-sa9wix6 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Manami Sasaki |
| Abstract | The LMC hosts the giant HII region 30 Doradus and the very massive stellarcluster R136. Observations suggest that a collision of large HI structures hastriggered the formation of R136. The ROSAT LMC survey revealed a large diffusestructure extending from 30 Dor to the south, called the X-ray spur, which fillsabout 1/20 of the LMC and emits soft thermal X-rays. It seems to be locatedbetween the colliding HI gas, with the western edge coinciding with the locationwhere the HI components meet. We propose observations of the X-ray spur withXMM-Newton to study the hot plasma with the aim to understand whether collidinglarge gas structures can trigger the formation of very massive stars and theheating of such a large part of the ISM. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2020-04-27T23:07:59Z/2020-04-28T12:11:45Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2021-05-14T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-06-19 |
| Keywords | "rosat lmc survey", "hot plasma", "x ray spur", "xray spur", "gas structures", "massive stars", "XMM", "xmm newton", "colliding hi gas", "magellanic cloud", "diffuse structure", "hi components meet", "XMM-Newton", "lmc hosts", "western edge coinciding", "giant hii region", "hi structures", "ROSAT" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Manami Sasaki, 2021, 'X-ray Spur in the Large Magellanic Cloud', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-sa9wix6 |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |