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The Voyage of Metals in the Universe from Cosmological to Planetary Scales: the need for a Very High-Resolution, High Throughput Soft X-ray Spectrometer
- Source :
- ArXiv e-prints, arXiv:1909.02454, STARTPAGE=arXiv:1909.02454;TITLE=ArXiv e-prints, Exper.Astron., Exper.Astron., 2021, 51 (3), pp.1013-1041, Experimental Astronomy, Experimental Astronomy, Springer Link, 2021, ⟨10.1007/s10686-021-09710-2⟩, Experimental astronomy., 2021 [Peer Reviewed Journal], Experimental Astronomy, 2021, ⟨10.1007/s10686-021-09710-2⟩, Experimental Astronomy, 51(3), 1013-1041
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Metals form an essential part of the Universe at all scales. Without metals we would not exist, and the Cosmos would look completely different. Metals are primarily born through nuclear processes in stars. They leave their cradles through winds or explosions, and then start their journey through space. This can lead them in and out of astronomical objects on all scales, ranging from comets, planets, stars, entire galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies to the largest structures of the Universe. Their wanderings are fundamental in determining how these objects, and the entire universe, evolve. In addition, their bare presence can be used to trace what these structures look like. The scope of this paper is to highlight the most important open astrophysical problems that will be central in the next decades and for which a deep understanding of the Universe-wandering metals, their physical and kinematical states and their chemical composition represents the only viable solution. The majority of these studies can only be efficiently performed through High Resolution Spectroscopy in the soft X-ray band.<br />White-Paper submitted in response to the "Voyage-2050" ESA call: cover page + 20 page text (including 16 figures) + 5 page references + list of team-members. Additional supporting authors are listed in the acknowledgment section at page 20 of the paper
- Subjects :
- Very high resolution
Astronomical Objects
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Galaxy-ISM-CGM-IGM feedback
FOS: Physical sciences
Space (mathematics)
Cycle of baryons and metals
7. Clean energy
01 natural sciences
High-resolution X-ray spectrometer
X-ray gratings
Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisica
0103 physical sciences
[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
010303 astronomy & astrophysics
Throughput (business)
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Cycle of baryons and metal
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
Physics
Soft x ray
COSMIC cancer database
Spectrometer
Settore FIS/05
Astronomy
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Stars
13. Climate action
Space and Planetary Science
Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09226435 and 15729508
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- ArXiv e-prints, arXiv:1909.02454, STARTPAGE=arXiv:1909.02454;TITLE=ArXiv e-prints, Exper.Astron., Exper.Astron., 2021, 51 (3), pp.1013-1041, Experimental Astronomy, Experimental Astronomy, Springer Link, 2021, ⟨10.1007/s10686-021-09710-2⟩, Experimental astronomy., 2021 [Peer Reviewed Journal], Experimental Astronomy, 2021, ⟨10.1007/s10686-021-09710-2⟩, Experimental Astronomy, 51(3), 1013-1041
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....85d6bb2872352effd420634fe46a76a9