| Name | 006714 |
| Title | Magnetospheric activity of a Classical T Tauri star |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0067140101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-kdh5mh7 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We propose to harness the unprecedented sensitivity of XMM to obtain the first detailed picture of the X-ray emission from a Classical T Tauri star. Classical T Tauri stars possess complex, magnetically dominated circumstellar environments, in which a stellar field truncates an active accretion disk, and forces material to corotate with the star as it falls inwards to the stellar surface. The magnetosphere-disk interaction leads to reconnection of field lines at the inner disk radius, and is probably responsible for driving bipolar jets. Thus Classical T Tauri stars possess several potential X-ray sources, powered by reconnection or shocks, with different velocities and locations in the system. This makes them prime candidates for detailed X-ray studies. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-02-23T12:36:25Z/2001-02-24T15:48:39Z |
| 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 | 2002-09-17T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2002, Magnetospheric Activity Of A Classical T Tauri Star, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-kdh5mh7 |