Name | 005975 |
Title | Understanding the X-ray source population through an XMM survey of ELAIS fields |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0059750101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-5f255cw |
Author | Dr Robert Mann |
Description | We request 450ks, to survey with EPIC 3 sq. deg. we mapped with ISO at 7, 15, 90 and 175 microns, and followed up in the optical, near-IR and radio, to give: (i) a sample of virgul1000 X-ray galaxies, allowing selection of statistically representative subsamples of galaxies by activity [Seyfert 1, Seyfert 2, starburst], by X-ray luminosity and by degree of obscuration; (ii) X-ray spectral information for a large sample of galaxies for which there is excellent multi-wavelength data from the radio to the UV; (iii) the best opportunity of resolving, through direct IR to X-ray comparisons, the issue of dust extinction in AGN, and of determining the contributions of starbursts and dust-obscured AGN to the cosmic far-infrared background. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2002-04-11T18:47:07Z/2002-10-28T14:26:24Z |
Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
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 | 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z, 005975, PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-5f255cw |