A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name: X-rays from Very Short Period Wolf-Rayet Binaries
Published: 2022-03-09T00:00:00Z
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo

Proposal ID	086159
Title	X-rays from Very Short Period Wolf-Rayet Binaries
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0861590101
DOI	https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-mz0fmom
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Svetozar ZHEKOV
Abstract	We propose to carry out EPIC imaging spectroscopy of two Wolf-Rayet binarieswith very short period (P < 1 day). Thanks to the excellent EPIC sensitivity, wewill: (i) obtain good quality spectra of these objects yet unobserved with themodern X-ray observatories (Chandra, XMM-Newton); (ii) deduce the plasmaparameters in their X-ray emitting region; (iii) derive valuable information ontheir origin.
Publications	WX Cen is Xu2011ray quiet: Does this signify a highu2011mass or a lowu2011mass binary? \|Zhekov Svetozar A. \| AN \| 343-20220063 \| 2022 \| 2022AN....34320063Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022AN....34320063Z SRG/eROSITA survey of Be stars \|Nazu00e9 Yau00ebl Robrade Jan \| MNRAS \| 525-4186 \| 2023 \| 2023MNRAS.525.4186N \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023MNRAS.525.4186N From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez Antonio C. \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2021-02-16T19:16:20Z/2021-02-17T07:54:40Z
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	2022-03-09T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2026-07-09
Keywords	"x rays", "plasma parameters", "wolf rayet binary", "XMM-Newton", "epic sensitivity", "ii deduce", "short period", "quality spectra", "EPIC", "XMM", "xray emitting region", "valuable information", "xmm newton", "epic imaging spectroscopy"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Svetozar ZHEKOV, 2022, 'X-rays from Very Short Period Wolf-Rayet Binaries', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-mz0fmom
Rights	Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license.