| Name | 090154 |
| Title | Revealing a potential SNR host to a black hole X-ray binary |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0901540101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-tfbv8tw |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | Radio and X-ray imaging of a newly discovered, transient X-ray binary reveals a supernova remnant. High extinction prevents a mass function for the binary, but every available diagnostic signals that the primary is a black hole. IR imaging suggests a high- or intermediate-mass companion star. The structure of the SNR is particularly clear in radio, and similar to Cas A. However, the X-ray structure is not clearly revealed in a prior XMM-Newton snapshot. We request 90 ks of good exposure (150 ks total) to reveal the X-ray morphology of the SNR, obtain basic age constraints from spectral modeling, and to make a test of the remnant type that could reveal the X-ray binary-SNR association as spurious. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2022-02-28T00:03:29Z/2022-03-05T00:23:47Z |
| Version | 19.17_20220121_1250 |
| 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 | 2023-03-23T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2023, Revealing A Potential Snr Host To A Black Hole X-Ray Binary, 19.17_20220121_1250, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-tfbv8tw |