| Proposal ID | 090154 |
| Title | Revealing a potential SNR host to a black hole X-ray binary |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0901540101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-tfbv8tw |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Jon Miller |
| Abstract | Radio and X-ray imaging of a newly discovered, transient X-ray binary reveals asupernova remnant. High extinction prevents a mass function for the binary, butevery available diagnostic signals that the primary is a black hole. IR imagingsuggests a high- or intermediate-mass companion star. The structure of the SNRis particularly clear in radio, and similar to Cas A. However, the X-raystructure is not clearly revealed in a prior XMM-Newton snapshot. We request90 ks of good exposure (150 ks total) to reveal the X-ray morphology of the SNR,obtain basic age constraints from spectral modeling, and to make a test of theremnant type that could reveal the X-ray binary-SNR association as spurious. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2022-02-28T00:03:29Z/2022-03-05T00:23:47Z |
| 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 | 2023-03-23T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "ir imaging", "xray morphology", "diagnostic signals", "mass function", "spectral modeling", "xray imaging", "xray structure", "supernova remnant", "XMM-Newton", "blackhole xray binary", "extinction prevents", "XMM", "xmm newton snapshot", "basic age constraints", "potential supernova remnant", "black hole", "remnant type" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Jon Miller, 2023, 'Revealing a potential SNR host to a black hole X-ray binary', 19.17_20220121_1250, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-tfbv8tw |