| Name | 010999 |
| Title | High-resolution spectroscopy of selected bright SNRs in the LMC |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0109990101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0a8ct16 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The XMM-RGS has a unique capability for high resolution spectroscopy of optically thin cosmic plasma sources of limited angular extent (sources smaller than 2 arcminutes). This capability is well matched to the typical angular sizes of a substantial number of SNRs in the LMC, enabling the disentanglement of prominent unresolved line complexes present in the ASCA spectra. The two objects selected here are part of a collaboration with the RGS consortium to perform high resolution grating spectroscopy of the brightest SNRs in the LMC, which encompass different ages and progenitor types. The source LHA 120-N63A is the second brightest X-ray SNR in the LMC (after N 132D), with an RGS count rate of about 5c/s, DEM L71 has an RGS count rate of 1 c/s. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2000-11-25T15:37:11Z/2001-04-03T00:38:29Z |
| 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 | 2003-01-30T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2003, High-Resolution Spectroscopy Of Selected Bright Snrs In The Lmc, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0a8ct16 |