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Proposal ID 0530000
Obs ID 05300000001, 05300000002
Title AO-5 Key Programme 1: Galactic Centre
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-j3p48tb
Author Key Programme
Abstract We underline the importance of deep and continued observations of the central molecular zone (CMZ) of the Galaxy with INTEGRAL, as crucial to gaining a more complete understanding of the origin and nature of the energetic X-rays and gamma-rays detected from this unique part of the Galaxy. We require long cumulative exposure on the CMZ ( +- 200 pc or +-1.5 deg from Sgr A*, and request 2 Ms per year for 4 years. We point out that given INTEGRALs large field of view (FOV), an observation programme in the standard dithering mode for which the nuclear region is the main target, and hence within IBIS fully coded FOV, will satisfy the interests of many, as these central 30o abound in sources of all kinds, including that which is responsible for the intense 511 keV line emission. Our primary interests remain the extended emission from the molecular complexes of the CMZ, including the central, compact emission region known as IGR J17456-2901.
Publications
Temporal Coverage 2007-08-25T06:44:01Z / 2008-04-07T07:16:31Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 17, 2002, was designed to study high-energy phenomena in the universe. INTEGRAL was operating until february 2025 and it was equipped with three high-energy instruments: the Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite (IBIS), the Spectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI), and the JEM-X (Joint European Monitor for X-rays). Its Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC) provided optical V-band magnitude measurements, complementing the high-energy observations.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/integral/helpdesk
Date Published 2026-03-05T13:05:56Z
Keywords INTEGRAL gamma-ray data, ESA INTEGRAL mission dataset, gamma-ray astronomy observations, high-energy astrophysics data, IBIS imaging data, SPI spectrometer data, JEM-X X-ray monitoring data, OMC optical monitoring data, coded mask telescope observations, gamma-ray spectroscopy dataset, MeV astrophysics data, keV–MeV photon observations, gamma-ray burst observations dataset, black hole gamma-ray data, neutron star high-energy observations, positron annihilation 511 keV line data, Galactic Center gamma-ray emission dataset, supernova nucleosynthesis gamma-ray lines, active galactic nuclei high-energy data, transient astrophysical source monitoring, calibrated photon event lists, gamma-ray light curves, high-energy spectra data, sky maps gamma-ray, time-series astrophysical observations, long-term gamma-ray monitoring dataset
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Key Programme, 2026, 'AO-5 Key Programme 1: Galactic Centre', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-j3p48tb