| Proposal ID | 089080 |
| Title | Broad-band X-ray survey of a galactic Pevatron accelerator associated with SS433 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0890800101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-isvxwvy |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Kaya Mori |
| Abstract | The long-awaited HAWC discovery of TeV gamma-ray emission from the eastern andwestern lobes of W50 nebula, powered by the microquasar SS433, was the firstevidence that accreting X-ray binaries can efficiently accelerate particles toTeV-PeV energies, indicating a new class of Galactic PeVatrons. The proposedNuSTAR and XMM observations will complete a broad-band X-ray survey of theparticle acceleration and jet termination sites of the W50/SS433 system.Spatially-resolved X-ray spectroscopy will resolve the non-thermal X-rayemission, characterize thermal X-ray knots in the western lobe and constrain thejet acceleration efficiency. Our multi-wavelength approach with the proposedobservations will provide deep insights to this unique mini-AGN jet interacting with the W50 nebula. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2022-04-05T18:53:26Z/2022-04-06T11:46:46Z |
| Version | 19.17_20220121_1250 |
| 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 | 2023-04-28T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "nonthermal xray emission", "multi wavelength approach", "tev pev energies", "galactic pevatron accelerator", "jet acceleration efficiency", "particle acceleration", "deep insights", "western lobe", "w50 nebula", "efficiently accelerate particles", "ss433 system", "jet termination sites", "NuSTAR", "thermal xray knots", "accreting xray binary", "galactic pevatrons", "awaited hawc discovery", "resolved xray spectroscopy", "microquasar ss433", "western lobes", "XMM" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Kaya Mori, 2023, 'Broad-band X-ray survey of a galactic Pevatron accelerator associated with SS433', 19.17_20220121_1250, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-isvxwvy |