| Name | 004956 |
| Title | AN EPIC SURVEY OF THE ORION NEBULA REGION |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0049560301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-7gdn0zm |
| Author | Dr Manuel Guedel |
| Description | The Orion Cloud Complex is the largest galactic nearby star forming region. It is rich in features r^ant to all stages from cloud collapse to T Tau evolution. In previous surveys, a few hundred X-ray sources were detected. We propose here a comprehensive EPIC survey of the Orion Nebula region with unprecedented sensitivity. Two fields north of the Trapezium cluster will obtain 20 ks of exposure time each. This observation will complement a GT observation of the Trapezium cluster by the same proposing investigators. The deep exposures will for the first time sample the complete low-mass end of the HRD, and detect sources up to about 6 times weaker than before. For a large sample of sources. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2002-09-15T04:38:23Z/2002-09-15T12:02:38Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earth's atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2003-10-12T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2003-10-12T00:00:00Z, 004956, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-7gdn0zm |