| Proposal ID | 086545 |
| Title | Probing the Extreme X-ray Emission Mechanisms of Green Pea Galaxies |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0865450301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-o62fwg3 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Peter Boorman |
| Abstract | Green Peas (GPs) -- compact dwarf starbursts at z > 0.2 -- are analogous tohigh-redshift sources responsible for reionising the Universe. Contrary totheory, XMM-Newton observations have already shown that the X-ray emission fromthese sources can exceed any known limits for purely star-forming systems. Inaddition, the X-ray spectrum from each GP previously studied were alldramatically different, indicating a diverse array of X-ray productionmechanisms. Here we propose extended observations of the two X-ray- brightest GPgalaxies known, to identify their X-ray power source via sensitive X-rayspectral modelling variability, together with broadband spectral energydistribution decomposition. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2020-10-13T09:45:41Z/2020-11-11T10:41:27Z |
| 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 | 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "diverse array", "XMM-Newton", "green pea galaxy", "xray production mechanisms", "xray emission mechanisms", "XMM", "xray emission", "xray spectrum", "redshift sources", "xmm newton" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Peter Boorman, 2021, 'Probing the Extreme X-ray Emission Mechanisms of Green Pea Galaxies', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-o62fwg3 |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |