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Name: Gamma-Ray bursts as probes to study interstellar dust comma and vice versa
Published: 2022-04-21T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	086453
Title	Gamma-Ray bursts as probes to study interstellar dust, and vice versa
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0864530101
DOI	https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-wj5jxxj
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Andrea Tiengo
Abstract	We propose a ToO observation of a bright (fuence >1e-5 erg cm-2) GRB, located ina sky direction with significant amount of dust along the line of sight(Av>0.5). As already observed in a few cases, in these conditions expandingX-ray rings are formed by dust scattering of the GRB emission. By studying theserings we can obtain accurate and model-independent measures of the distances tothe dust clouds along the line of sight and probe the properties of their dustgrains (such as the size distribution). Furthermore, the GRB softX-ray spectrum,usually unobserved by GRB instruments, can be reconstructed from the analysis ofthe dust scattered emission. A proposal with identical trigger criteria wasaccepted in AO12, AO15 and AO16 and successfully triggered on GRB160623A.
Publications	The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII, O VIII, and Fe L-shell Transitions \|Pan, Zeyang, Qu, Zhijie, et al. \| ApJS \| 271-62 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJS..271...62P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P 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	2021-03-20T08:30:00Z/2021-03-21T01:20:00Z
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	2022-04-21T00:00:00Z
Keywords	"sky direction", "grb emission", "interstellar dust", "bright fuence", "size distribution", "sight av", "gamma ray bursts", "grb instruments", "erg cm", "identical trigger criteria", "dust scattered emission", "dust scattering", "successfully triggered", "dust grains", "dust clouds", "vice versa"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Andrea Tiengo, 2022, 'Gamma-Ray bursts as probes to study interstellar dust comma and vice versa', 19.16_20210326_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-wj5jxxj