
| Proposal ID | 011111 |
| Title | A coordinated X-ray/optical medium deep survey:The XMM Medium Deep Survey SSC_28 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0111110101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-jpidz8m |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Michael Watson |
| Abstract | GT- We propose to perform a medium deep survey with EPIC of a single continuousarea coordinated with approved deep photometric (MEGACAM) and spectroscopic(VIRMOS) surveys. Guaranteed time observations (400 ksec) will cover an area of2 sq. deg. (16X20 + 2X40 ks pointings). This will enable the identification ofgalaxy clusters/groups up to z ~ 1-2 and of ANGs much further away. GT observations will be focussed on AGN evolution and search for distantclusters; they will be completed by an Open Time proposal to cover a surrounding8x8sq.deg.area (10 ks pointings) dedicated to Large Scale Structureinvestigations. This survey is a collaboration between members of the EPIC, OMand SSC consortiums. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-07-03T03:41:51Z/2001-08-15T00:52:20Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs 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 Earths 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 | 2002-10-04T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "pointings dedicated", "spectroscopic virmos surveys", "ssc consortiums", "single continuous", "2x40 pointings", "EPIC", "XMM", "galaxy clusters", "scale structure investigations", "guaranteed time", "agn evolution", "distant clusters", "medium deep survey", "coordinated xray" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Michael Watson, 2002, 'A coordinated X-ray/optical medium deep survey:The XMM Medium Deep Survey SSC_28', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-jpidz8m |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |