A Deep Observation of V1118 Ori in Outburst with XMM-Newton

We propose to observe the young accreting star V1118 Ori with XMMNewton for100ks during AO5. We aim to obtain a high signaltonoise ratio CCD spectrum toquantify the Xray properties of V1118 Ori in outburst in detail. Our goal is todetect additional spectral components than the dominant plasma detected in theCCD spectra obtained during previous short observations. The long exposure willhelp us to study the shortterm variability of V1118 Ori in the Xrays, and tocorrelate it with the optical and nearinfrared light curves. The XMMNewtondata will complement our approved Chandra Xray monitoring that will continue in2006. The Xray data will help us to understand the interplay between theaccretion disk and the magnetosphere and photosphere of an accreting young star. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]