A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name 020074
Title TESTING COLLIDING WIND SHOCK MODELS IN THE WR + O BINARY SYSTEM WR 147
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0200740101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-8sjggza
Author Dr STEPHEN SKINNER
Description The X-ray emission of massive WR + OB binaries is thought to originate mainly in
a colliding wind (CW) shock between the two stars. Rigorous observational tests
of CW shock models have been hampered by imprecise knowledge of the binary
components and their winds and by the dearth of WR + OB binaries bright enough
in X-rays to acquire good spectra. An exception is the WN8 + O5-7 binary WR 147
whose stellar properties are well-constrained by HST STIS spectra and radio
interferometry. We propose to obtain the first high-quality X-ray spectrum of WR
147 with XMM. The EPIC spectra will remove temperature ambiguities that are
present in faint ASCA spectra and comparisons of the data with synthetic spectra
from numerical hydrodynamic simulations will stringently test CW models.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2004-11-04T22:53:41Z/2004-11-05T05:15:38Z
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 2005-12-04T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr STEPHEN SKINNER, 2005, 020074, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-8sjggza