Obs. / submitted by / date / approved / date / implemented / date / comment-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 / Draft to be copied 02 / J. Miller / 13/03/01 / F. Jansen / 16/03/01 / Breitfellner/ 16/03/01 / reaction time: one week 03 / J. Miller / 06/09/01 / F. Jansen / 10/09/01 /M.Santos-Lleo/ 10/09/01 / reaction time: one week
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2001-03-22T09:48:12Z/2001-09-13T21:43:37Z
Version
17.56_20190403_1200
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, 2002, 'TOO / Black Hole Candidates', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-28igepw
