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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

Nicastro, F.; Kaastra, J.; Argiroffi, C.; Behar, E.; Bianchi, S.; Bocchino, F.; Borgani, S.; Branduardi-Raymont, G.; Bregman, J.; Churazov, E.; Diaz-Trigo, M.; Done, C.; Drake, J.; Fang, T.; Grosso, N.; Luminari, A.; Mehdipour, M.; Paerels, F.; Piconcelli, E.; Pinto, C.; Porquet, D.; Reeves, J.; Schaye, J.; Sciortino, S.; Smith, R.; Spiga, D.; Tomaru, R.; Tombesi, F.; Wijers, N.; Zappacosta, L.

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Authors

F. Nicastro

J. Kaastra

C. Argiroffi

E. Behar

S. Bianchi

F. Bocchino

S. Borgani

G. Branduardi-Raymont

J. Bregman

E. Churazov

M. Diaz-Trigo

J. Drake

T. Fang

N. Grosso

A. Luminari

M. Mehdipour

F. Paerels

E. Piconcelli

C. Pinto

D. Porquet

J. Reeves

J. Schaye

S. Sciortino

R. Smith

D. Spiga

R. Tomaru

F. Tombesi

N. Wijers

L. Zappacosta



Abstract

Metals form an essential part of the Universe at all scales. Without metals we would not exist, and the Universe would look completely different. Metals are primarily produced via nuclear processes in stars, and spread out through winds or explosions, which pollute the surrounding space. The wanderings of metals in-and-out of astronomical objects are crucial in determining their own evolution and thus that of the Universe as a whole. Detecting metals and assessing their relative and absolute abundances and energetics can thus be used to trace the evolution of these cosmic components. 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’s 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.

Citation

Nicastro, F., Kaastra, J., Argiroffi, C., Behar, E., Bianchi, S., Bocchino, F., …Zappacosta, L. (2021). 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. Experimental Astronomy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09710-2

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 9, 2021
Online Publication Date Mar 16, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Apr 15, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Experimental astronomy.
Print ISSN 0922-6435
Electronic ISSN 1572-9508
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09710-2

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