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Name 069358
Title Polars - soft X-ray emitters?
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0693580101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-g0t0iml
Author Dr Axel Schwope
Description The defining criterion of polars (AM Herculis stars) was their prominent soft
X-ray emission, which led to numerous discoveries with the EINSTEIN, EXOSAT,
ROSAT and EUVE satellites. XMM-Newton discovered polars however and new polar
systems from optical surveys (SDSS, CSS) reveal growing evidence that the
prevalence or even the existence of a soft X-ray component may be rather the
exception than the rule. Here we propose XMM-Newton observations of 5 optically
identified polars to search for soft X-ray spectral components, answer the
question why they escaped detection in past X-ray surveys and shed new light on
the intrinsic energy distribution and accretion energy release of polars.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2013-04-08T14:03:55Z/2013-04-08T20:44:13Z
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 2014-04-18T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Axel Schwope, 2014, 069358, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-g0t0iml