| Name | 015049 |
| Title | flaring blazars |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0150495601 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-p8kgt6r |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We ask for 3 blocks of 50 ks each to observe in Triggered Observation mode up to 3 blazars, conditional to stringent and well defined triggering criteria based on optical brightening or X-ray brightening or detection in the TeV band. The XMM-Newton satellite, with its high throughput and good spectral resolution, is crucial for determining the spectral distribution and its time evolution for blazars in a flaring state, and thus for constraining any emission model. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2003-11-14T16:14:04Z/2004-04-05T05:42:13Z |
| 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 | 2005-05-13T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2005, Flaring Blazars, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-p8kgt6r |