Name | 010406 |
Title | A search for CVs in a deep ROSAT LMC field with three X-ray binaries TS_13 |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0104060101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ang3fuy |
Author | Dr Bernd Aschenbach |
Description | GT-The LMC has been subject of extensive imaging observations with ROSAT. The analysis of more than 40 PSPC observations in a region north of LMC X-4 has led to the discovery of two new high mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) and pulsations from EXO 053109-6609.2. One aim of our XMM proposal is to further investigate the spectral and temporal properties of these three HMXBs. A detection limit of about 10^33 erg-s will allow to search for other X-ray binaries and cataclysmic variables in the expected large sample of point sources in the field of view (more than 20 were found in ROSAT data). A complete census of the X-ray sources in the proposed area is crucial for understanding the types of sources and for composition studies of the X-ray source population of the LMC as a whole. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2000-10-07T03:28:13Z/2000-10-07T22:42:46Z |
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 | 2002-02-17T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2002-02-17T00:00:00Z, 010406, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ang3fuy |