| Name | 087090 |
| Title | DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COMPACT OBJECT POPULATIONS OF M81 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0870900101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-fuhmu9d |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We propose two NuSTAR observations of the M81 disk that together with existing observations of its bulge will provide complete coverage of its X-ray binary populations down to luminosities of 10^38 erg/s. These observations together with a wealth of existing HST and multi-wavelength data will allow us to fully characterize its X-ray binary populations on the basis of their compact objects and donor stars. This will provide a complete picture of the demographics of the compact objects in a typical spiral galaxy and together with population synthesis models will allow us to constrain their formation and evolution paths. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2020-11-14T07:34:24Z/2020-11-16T16:15:01Z |
| Version | 18.02_20200221_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2021-12-05T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2021, Demographics Of The Compact Object Populations Of M81, 18.02_20200221_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-fuhmu9d |