Name | 020153 |
Title | MASSIVE PROTOSTARS, JETS, AND OUTFLOWS IN THE ORION B MOLECULAR CLOUD |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0201530101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gdm29x8 |
Author | Dr STEPHEN SKINNER |
Description | The Orion region provides the nearest example of a giant molecular cloud where both low and high-mass stars are actively forming. One of the most spectacular star-forming regions in Orion is the embedded IR cluster near the reflection nebula NGC 2071. It contains more than 100 IR sources but is so far unstudied in X-rays. A dense subgroup of a dozen IR sources designated NGC 2071-IR shows a dazzling array of activity including a powerful bipolar outflow, radio jets, rings and disks, masers and ultracompact HII regions around massive YSOs, HH objects, and T Tauri stars. We propose to undertake the first sensitive X-ray study of NGC 2071 to obtain an X-ray census of the IR cluster and search for X-rays from massive protostars and shocked outflows in the NGC 2071-IR subgroup. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2005-03-30T13:25:30Z/2005-03-31T03:56:45Z |
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 | 2006-07-07T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr STEPHEN SKINNER, 2006, 020153, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gdm29x8 |