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Name 069455
Title Preliminary detection of the X-ray emission from WASP-43
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0694550101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-z158wh3
Author Dr Nicolas Grosso
Description Hot Jupiters are gas giant extrasolar planets close to their host stars. In two
stellar systems with hot Jupiters, a cyclic variation of chromospheric activity
synchronized to the planet.s revolution, and not to the stellar rotation, was
observed. The proposed mechanism to explain this activity enhancement is a
magnetic interaction between the star and the hot Jupiter. The extrasolar planet
WASP-43b with a period of 0.81d is the closest-orbiting hot Jupiter. WASP-43
also shows a 15.6d rotation period, and the presence of strong Ca H+K emission
indicating that it is an active star. We propose a short observation of WASP-43
to determine its X-ray flux in order to prepare a future longer X-ray
observation of this remarkable system.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2012-05-11T04:48:55Z/2012-05-11T09:47:29Z
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 2013-05-26T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Nicolas Grosso, 2013, 069455, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-z158wh3