| Proposal ID | 092302 |
| Title | Following the spectral and spin evolution of the longest-lived post-nova SSS |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0923020101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-926ruy7 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Georgios Vasilopoulos |
| Abstract | 1RXS J050526.3-684628 is a super soft source (SSS) in the Large Magellanic Cloud(LMC). A recent study reported the discovery of coherent pulsations, andidentified the system as an accreting White Dwarf (WD). Moreover, the study ofhistoric X-ray and optical properties of J050526 have revealed it to be aremarkably long-lived post-nova SSS (~30 year duration), reaching its peak fluxaround 2013. Nevertheless, the lack of multiple deep X-ray observations hampersthe study of the system and prohibits further testing of theoretical models. Werequest a 60 ks XMM-Newton observation to study the evolution of its spectraland temporal properties during the decay of its flux. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-01-15T02:00:38Z/2024-01-15T20:37:18Z |
| 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 | 2025-01-26T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-06-19 |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Georgios Vasilopoulos, 2025, 'Following the spectral and spin evolution of the longest-lived post-nova SSS', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-926ruy7 |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |