| Name | 014453 |
| Title | Schock Dynamics of the Newborn Supernova Remnant SNR1987A |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0144530101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-is2iq0p |
| Author | Prof Richard McCray |
| Description | We propose a 140 ks observation of the rapidly brightening newborn supernova remnant SN1987A. This observation will provide RGS grating spectra and non-dispersed with sufficient statistics to: (1) constrain element abundances, electron temperatures, and ionization times; (2) determine line profiles and shock velocities; (3) measure changes in line ratios and profiles as the supernova blast wave enters the circumstellar ring. The members of our combined US-MPE proposal team have approved ongoing programs to observe SN1987A with the ACIS imaging spectrometer on the Chandra observatory and optical/UV spectra from the Hubble Space Telescope. We will develop a unified physical model to interpret the XMM-Newton data along with imaged data from Chandra and HST. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2003-05-10T10:48:43Z/2003-05-11T23:37:18Z |
| 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 | 2004-06-11T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Richard McCray, 2004, 014453, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-is2iq0p |