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Name 015335
Title The hard X-ray spectra of symbiotic stars: Any need for colliding winds
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0153350101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0s9rv7l
Author European Space Agency
Description I have proposed a new interpretation of the X-ray spectra of symbiotic stars:
that they are dominated by absorption by the partially-ionised wind of the red
giant, and not by emission from colliding winds as was previously thought.

My interpretation predicts that all systems with apparent colliding-wind ROSAT
spectra should also have hard X-ray emission. I propose XMM-Newton observations
of three bright symbiotic stars aimed at detecting this emission. Once the
colliding-wind model has been disproved these observations will also be used to
model the partially-ionised absorption which will provide a powerful probe of
the red giant wind and of wind accretion onto a compact object.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2002-10-14T10:14:54Z/2002-10-14T15:05:12Z
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 2003-11-16T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, 2003, The Hard X-Ray Spectra Of Symbiotic Stars: Any Need For Colliding Winds, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0s9rv7l