| Name | 069199 |
| Title | What is accelerating particles in SNR G5.7-0.1 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0691990101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-d5i17ss |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | Currently pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) and supernova remnants (SNRs) are believed to be the dominant source of Galactic cosmic rays. The observed radio, X-ray, and TeV emission from SNR G5.7-0.1 suggests it is a source of cosmic rays, but its non-thermal emission is incompatible with either a SNR or a PWN. Instead this source requires that 1) either electrons are currently escaping a PWN, or 2) the SNR shell is a rare site of highly efficient electron and/or proton acceleration, and/or 3) the unlikely spatial coincidence of a luminous diffuse non-thermal X-ray source and a thermal X-ray SNR. With the requested 30 ks XMM observation, we will determine what is accelerating particles in this enigmatic object. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2012-09-16T08:07:40Z/2012-09-16T16:59:35Z |
| 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 | 2013-10-09T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2013, What Is Accelerating Particles In Snr G5.7-0.1, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-d5i17ss |