CAL-RGS wavelength and bore-sight calibrationsFor the MOS cameras a default offset table needs to be used, in place of acalculated one. Observation 11 needs MOS DIAGNOSTOC exposures to be inserted.PV-High Resolution Spectroscopy of CapellaWe will study the spectrum of Capella, the brightest coronal source in the sky,with the RGS, in order to characterize the thermal structure and other physicalparameters of its corona. In addition, the spectrum will be used to derive thewavelength scale of the RGS and its dependence on the geometrical parameters ofthe spectrometers.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2000-03-23T21:25:35Z/2000-03-25T01:04:38Z
Version
PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE
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.
European Space Agency, Dr Fred Jansen XMM-Newton PS, 2001, 'Capella: RGS wavelength scale and bore-sight calibrations & PV', PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ldr582f
