CAL - long calibration run with the internal CAL-Source to a) verify the possible degradation of the CTE, caused by athe severe solar storm, andb) have the minimum amount of CAL data to determine the changein CTE and to update the corresponding calibration file
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM
Temporal Coverage
2000-11-15T15:53:32Z/2002-07-03T08:33:11Z
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, 2002, 'EPIC cal_closed in Rev 172', PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gs70xmw
