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Name 004935
Title STUDYING THE SMALLEST FLARES ON ACTIVE STARS: PROXIMA CENTAURI
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0049350101
https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0049350201

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-s3cy089
Author Dr Manuel Guedel
Description Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to the Sun, and at the same time a well-
studied, magnetically active late-type flare star. It is frequently flaring,
with flare energies similar to larger solar flares. There is increasing evidence
that flares play a major role in solar coronal heating, in particular the large
number of small flares (microflares). This concept needs to be tested on magnet-
ically active stars. Selecting the most sensitive instrument and the nearest
active star will give access to the lowest-energy but potentially most important
X-ray flares ever studied on any star other than the Sun. Our proposal for
a 50ks XMM observation of Prox Cen will thus build a bridge from
solar concepts to magnetically active stars.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2001-08-12T03:14:23Z/2001-08-12T22:37:34Z
Version 17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 2002-10-03T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Manuel Guedel, 2002, 004935, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-s3cy089