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Name 040238
Title The Earliest Production of Hot Gas in Young Planetary Nebulae
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0402380101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-elldo2p
Author Dr Martin Guerrero
Description Planetary nebulae (PNe) consist of stellar material ejected by stars with masses
<10 solar masses. Both fast stellar winds and collimated outflows contribute to
the shaping of PN shells and fill the shell interiors with shock-heated gas at
temperatures higher than 10E6 K. XMM and Chandra observations have produced the
first unambiguous detections of diffuse X- ray emission from PNe, but the
observed X-ray luminosities of PNe are generally much lower than theoretical
expectations. Observations of a few young PNe hint at a short-lived phase of
bright X- ray emission in early evolutionary stages. We request XMM observations
of 4 very young PNe to further investigate the earliest history and physical
conditions of hot gas produced by fast winds and collimated outflows in PNe.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2007-02-19T05:41:29Z/2007-02-19T13:48:23Z
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 2008-04-13T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Martin Guerrero, 2008, 040238, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-elldo2p