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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
Ryota TomaruJeremy J. DrakeSalvatore SciortinoFabrizio BocchinoSimone BianchiJoop SchayeFabrizio NicastroL. ZappacostaDaniele SpigaGraziella Branduardi-raymontStefano BorganiE. M. ChurazovJ. ReevesChris DoneEnrico PiconcelliRandall SmithFrancesco TombesiJelle KaastraEhud BeharCiro PintoFrits PaerelsMissagh MehdipourA. LuminariA. LuminariMaria Diaz-trigoNicolas GrossoNastasha WijersCostanza ArgiroffiD. PorquetTaotao FangJoel N. Bregmansubject
Very high resolutionAstronomical ObjectsCosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesGalaxy-ISM-CGM-IGM feedbackFOS: Physical sciencesSpace (mathematics)Cycle of baryons and metals7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesCycle of baryons and metals; Galaxy-ISM-CGM-IGM feedback; High-resolution X-ray spectrometer; X-ray gratingsSettore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisica0103 physical sciences[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]X-ray gratingsInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)010303 astronomy & astrophysicsThroughput (business)0105 earth and related environmental sciencesCycle of baryons and metalHigh Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)PhysicsSoft x rayCOSMIC cancer databaseSpectrometerSettore FIS/05AstronomyAstronomy and AstrophysicsHigh-resolution X-ray spectrometerAstrophysics - Astrophysics of GalaxiesStars13. Climate actionSpace and Planetary ScienceAstrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAstrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysicsdescription
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.
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| 2019-10-22 |