| Name | 012651 |
| Title | NGC2516 Calibration of Secular Changes in EPIC boresight |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0126511201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-95h6s15 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | CAL- We observe the SEP region stellar cluster at a number of occasions (5 are included as placeholders) in order to measure the changes in EPIC boresight as a function of mission elapsed time, slew leg lengths, post-eclipse conditions, solar aspect angle and other variables thought to contribute secular changes to the EPIC boresight. A modest exposure of 10ks is sufficient to centroid the brightest handful of X-rays sources with high precision. Comparison with ROSAT observations and achival optical data allows to obtain sub-pixel location accuracy. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2000-06-10T08:58:04Z/2000-06-10T19:28:13Z |
| 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 | 2001-10-06T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2001, Ngc2516 Calibration Of Secular Changes In Epic Boresight, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-95h6s15 |