| Name | 067117 |
| Title | X-Ray and Radio Emission of the Galactic Supernova Remnant G7.7-3.7 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0671170101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-2hb3ar6 |
| Author | Mr Michael Smith |
| Description | We propose to analyse the X-ray emission of the Galactic SNR G7.7-3.7, a virgul21. radio SNR with a peculiar filamentary morphology with bright knots. The X-ray emission, as detected by ROSAT and ASCA, seems to be confined to the east of the radio shell, with its intensity increasing at the location of a bright radio feature near the limb of the SNR and, interestingly, a compact X-ray source coincident with a point-like radio structure. Combining the high quality XMM and radio data will allow us to investigate the nature of the compact X-ray object and discern between different scenarios which could give rise to the peculiar morphology. The high spectral and spatial resolution X-ray data covering the complete extent of SNR will also be used to constrain its age and energetics. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2012-03-12T08:59:21Z/2012-03-13T03:02:02Z |
| Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
| 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 | 2013-04-04T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Mr Michael Smith, 2013, 067117, PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-2hb3ar6 |