| Name | 076008 |
| Title | Where in the Milky Way is the North Polar Spur |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0760080101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3p1d6oe |
| Author | Dr K.D. Kuntz |
| Description | The North Polar Spur (NPS) is a region of strong diffuse X-ray emission that is generally thought to be the edge of the Loop I superbubble, at a distance of virgul150pc. However, it may also be the limb of a supershell at the Galactic center. The implications for the plasma, energy, and dynamics involved are extreme. We will determine the location of the NPS using a series of overlapping observations of the southern terminus of the NPS. Comparison with the Galactic distribution of X-ray absorbing material will allow us to constrain the distance to the X-ray emission. This proposal requests the reobservation of three pointings from our accepted AO-13 large project which were contaminated by soft protons beyond usage. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2015-09-14T03:43:24Z/2015-10-10T20:57:12Z |
| 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 | 2016-11-04T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr K.D. Kuntz, 2016, 076008, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3p1d6oe |