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Name 084082
Title X-ray Spur in the Large Magellanic Cloud
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0840820101

DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-sa9wix6
Author Prof Manami Sasaki
Description The LMC hosts the giant HII region 30 Doradus and the very massive stellar
cluster R136. Observations suggest that a collision of large HI structures has
triggered the formation of R136. The ROSAT LMC survey revealed a large diffuse
structure extending from 30 Dor to the south, called the X-ray spur, which fills
about 1/20 of the LMC and emits soft thermal X-rays. It seems to be located
between the colliding HI gas, with the western edge coinciding with the location
where the HI components meet. We propose observations of the X-ray spur with
XMM-Newton to study the hot plasma with the aim to understand whether colliding
large gas structures can trigger the formation of very massive stars and the
heating of such a large part of the ISM.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2020-04-27T23:07:59Z/2020-04-28T12:11:45Z
Version 18.02_20200221_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 2021-05-14T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Prof Manami Sasaki, 2021, 084082, 18.02_20200221_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-sa9wix6