Name | 011124 |
Title | The Circumnuclear Environment in the Circinus Galaxy |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0111240101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-u5gt4ad |
Author | Dr Albert Brinkman |
Description | GT - The Circinus Galaxy is the closest and one the brightest Seyfert II galaxies in the sky. The X-ray spectrum is dominated by recombination and fluorescent lines from a wide range in degree of ionization. High resolution X-ray spectroscopic studies will allow us to determine the structure of the active nucleus through measurements of velocity fields and temperatures of the emission line regions. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2001-08-06T08:54:51Z/2001-08-07T15:25:38Z |
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 | 2002-10-18T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Albert Brinkman, 2002, 011124, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-u5gt4ad |