TY - BOOK
T1 - Reading the metal diaries of the universe : tracing cosmic chemical evolution from the reionization epoch till the present
AU - Vink, J.
N1 - Geschreven samen met ca. 80-100 andere auteurs
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Metals are essential for star formation and their subsequent evolution, and ultimately the formation
of planets and the development of life, as we know it. Reconstructing the cosmic history of metals,
reaching from the first population of stars to the processes involved in the formation of galaxies and
clusters of galaxies, is the framework of this White Paper. Most baryons reside in diffuse structures,
in (proto)-galaxies and clusters of galaxies, and are predicted to trace the vast filamentary structures
created by Dark Matter and Dark Energy. X-ray spectroscopy of diffuse matter has the unique
capability of simultaneously probing all the elements (C through Fe), in all their ionization stages
and all binding states (atomic, molecular, and solid), and thus provides a model-independent survey
of the metals. A medium-size cosmology mission, Xenia – named for the Greek word for hospitality
– will combine cryogenic imaging spectrometers and wide field X-ray optics with fast repointing to
collect essential information from three major tracers of these cosmic structures: the Warm Hot
Intergalactic Medium (WHIM), Galaxy Clusters, and Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs).
AB - Metals are essential for star formation and their subsequent evolution, and ultimately the formation
of planets and the development of life, as we know it. Reconstructing the cosmic history of metals,
reaching from the first population of stars to the processes involved in the formation of galaxies and
clusters of galaxies, is the framework of this White Paper. Most baryons reside in diffuse structures,
in (proto)-galaxies and clusters of galaxies, and are predicted to trace the vast filamentary structures
created by Dark Matter and Dark Energy. X-ray spectroscopy of diffuse matter has the unique
capability of simultaneously probing all the elements (C through Fe), in all their ionization stages
and all binding states (atomic, molecular, and solid), and thus provides a model-independent survey
of the metals. A medium-size cosmology mission, Xenia – named for the Greek word for hospitality
– will combine cryogenic imaging spectrometers and wide field X-ray optics with fast repointing to
collect essential information from three major tracers of these cosmic structures: the Warm Hot
Intergalactic Medium (WHIM), Galaxy Clusters, and Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs).
M3 - Report
BT - Reading the metal diaries of the universe : tracing cosmic chemical evolution from the reionization epoch till the present
PB - The National Academies
ER -