A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name 074182
Title Gas-Phase Abundance Variations from Dust Grain Sputtering in an SNR Shock
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0741820101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-o60fiep
Author Dr Brian Williams
Description Sputtering in an SNR shock erodes dust grains, returning elements such as Fe,
Si, and Mg to the gas phase. Since these elements are thought to be
significantly depleted onto grains, the gas phase abundances in the post-shock
region of an SNR shock should be a function of the time since the gas was
shocked. This has never been directly observed, as doing so would require a
large, well-resolved, edge-on shock from an SNR, detailed infrared modeling of
the emission from warm dust in the post shock region, and sufficient counts in
the X-ray spectra to place tight constraints on the abundances. The ..P7.
region in the northeast Cygnus Loop satisfies all these criteria, and we propose
a deep observation of this non-radiative shock region.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2014-05-27T05:18:13Z/2014-05-28T09:54:53Z
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 2015-06-30T22:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Brian Williams, 2015, 074182, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-o60fiep