Routine Calibration - RGS wavelength scale, use obs 10 or 11 for standard setupObs #18: RGS cooling A rev 532Obs #17: RGS Cooling B rev 537Obs #20: RGS Cooling C rev 546obs #21: RC rev 560obs #22: RC rev 571 obs #23: RC rev 604obs #24: RC rev 636obs #25 and #26: RC rev 667
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2001-01-20T00:12:35Z/2003-06-01T00:40:39Z
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, 2003, 'AB Dor: RGS wavelength scale calibrations openParRCclosePar', PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-te3l773
