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Proposal ID 086371
Title Testing Models for Stellar Magnetic Dynamos with Slow Rotators in Praesepe
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-tdu1pj2
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Alejandro Nunez
Abstract In solar-type stars, rotational shear at the tachocline is thought to power adynamo, generating a magnetic field that heats the stars corona, which producesX-rays. X-ray flux and rotation rates measurements therefore provide insightinto the strength of the underlying magnetic field and its dependence onrotation. But this rotation-activity relation remains unconstrained for theslowest rotators (i.e., Rossby number > 0.8). We propose to observe six700-Myr-old solar-type slowly rotating Praesepe stars, for a total of 157 ks ofexposure with the EPIC camera. Our data will provide invaluable information onthe rotation-activity relation for the slow rotators, enabling tests of dynamotheory in a largely unconstrained regime.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2021-04-11T06:04:08Z/2021-04-11T14:57:28Z
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 2022-05-18T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2026-06-19
Keywords " rossby", "EPIC", "xray flux", "invaluable information", "rotation activity relation", "testing models", ".", "dynamo theory", "slowest rotators", "solar type stars", "produces xray", "rotational shear", "epic camera", "slow rotators", "magnetic field", "unconstrained regime", "rotation rates measurements", "stellar magnetic dynamos"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Alejandro Nunez, 2022, 'Testing Models for Stellar Magnetic Dynamos with Slow Rotators in Praesepe', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-tdu1pj2
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