| Proposal ID | 092312 |
| Title | XMM observations of a new nearby Earth-like planet host star |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0923120101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-w38fba1 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Jorge Sanz Forcada |
| Abstract | The recent discovery of a new transiting planet with only 1.4 Rearth, orbitinga nearby bright M star, offers us the possibility to search for planetatmospheric features in an Earth-like atmosphere. This planet will be among thebest studied in the next years. As the star is part of the CARMENES guaranteedtime observations, we have used a wealth of high-resolution spectroscopic dataof the star to determine a mass of 1.9 Earth masses. We intend to observe theplanet host star GJ 806 with XMM-Newton for a total of 15 ks to model thecoronal XUV emission that is arriving to the planet, likely producingphotoevaporation. The XUV data are needed for complementing the search forplanet atmospheric features in the optical and near-infrared, such as the He I 10830 triplet, or H2O molecular lines. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2023-12-07T05:49:30Z/2023-12-07T12:31:10Z |
| Version | 21.23_20231215_1101 |
| 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 | 2024-12-21T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Jorge Sanz Forcada, 2024, 'XMM observations of a new nearby Earth-like planet host star', 21.23_20231215_1101, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-w38fba1 |