| Name | 020354 |
| Title | AN XMM-NEWTON - CFHT SURVEY OF THE TAURUS MOLECULAR CLOUD |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0203540201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0hug72b |
| Author | Dr MANUEL GUEDEL |
| Description | We propose an X-ray survey of the Taurus Molecular Cloud (TMC) as an important element of a comprehensive investigation of this prototypical site of star formation. This project breaks new ground by combining several large surveys: The XMM-Newton survey will be accompanied by deep optical and NIR surveys conducted at CFHT and millimeter CO surveys underway at Nagoya-Japan, thus addressing many facets of the physics of star and planet formation. The TMC is the nearest (140 pc) extensively star-forming region, representative of the isolated-nonclustered mode of star formation. It covers all critical evolutionary stages r^ant for the formation of stars, brown dwarfs (BD), and planets that will be studied in this combined survey. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2004-08-13T21:47:21Z/2005-03-05T14:47:47Z |
| 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 | 2006-10-14T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2006-10-14T00:00:00Z, 020354, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0hug72b |