Proposal ID | 086371 |
Title | Testing Models for Stellar Magnetic Dynamos with Slow Rotators in Praesepe |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0863710201 |
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 | 19.16_20210326_1200 |
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 | 2025-01-27 |
Keywords | "rotation rates measurements", "EPIC", "magnetic field", "dynamo theory", "epic camera", "rotation activity relation", "slow rotators", " rossby", "xray flux", "invaluable information", ".", "stellar magnetic dynamos", "slowest rotators", "unconstrained regime", "produces xray", "rotational shear", "solar type stars", "testing models" |
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', 19.16_20210326_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-tdu1pj2 |