| Proposal ID | 094096 |
| Title | Complete X-ray census of the young moving group Volans-Carina |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0940960701 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-qag11hd |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Beate Stelzer |
| Abstract | We propose to obtain a complete X-ray census for the stellar associationVolans-Carina. This kinematically defined co-moving (and thus joinly born) groupof stars has a critical age (~ 90 Myr) for our understanding of the seculardecay of X-ray activity, and is uniquely close (~ 85 pc) such that all itslow-mass members (down to ~ 0.1 M_sun) can be detected with XMM-Newton. Thissurvey complements eROSITA measurements at the faint low-mass end of the stellarmass sequence, and crucially allows us to address the mass-dependent age-decayof coronal activity which constrains the stellar dynamo and the evolution ofplanet atmospheres. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-05-04T10:21:26Z/2024-05-11T07:47:00Z |
| 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 | 2025-05-31T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-08-04 |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Beate Stelzer, 2025, 'Complete X-ray census of the young moving group Volans-Carina', 21.23_20231215_1101, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-qag11hd |