A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name 065264
Title Stirring a Corona with a Super Earth
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0652640201

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-uqow9mz
Author Dr Vinay Kashyap
Description Recently, two extremely close-in planets were discovered around the K0V star
CoRoT-7, at distances of 0.017 and 0.046 AU, with 5 and 8 Earth masses
respectively. There is thus intense interest in this system. X-ray observations
will be an extremely useful and sensitive tool to probe it, because the nearness
of the planets to the host star implies significant structural changes to the
corona due to the interactions of the stellar and planetary magnetospheres. We
propose to observe this system 5 times at the joint conjunctions of the planets
for a total of 50 ksec, and 4 further times when the outer planet is at
quadrature, for 20 ksec. We expect to detect the signature of the interaction
unambiguously and will model the system with numerical MHD simulations.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2010-09-22T05:23:19Z/2010-09-22T12:18:56Z
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 2011-10-07T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Vinay Kashyap, 2011, 065264, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-uqow9mz