Obs. Nr. 01 / Draft to be copied; OM increase exposure times to 4000-5000; delete exposures if needed, or if there is even more time add UVW1. Obs. Nr. 02 / subm. by M. Santos /03/12/03 / app. by F. Jansen 03/12/03 GRB031203, INTEGRAL detection
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2003-12-04T04:09:29Z/2004-02-24T06:18:11Z
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, 2004, 'TOO / X-ray Bursts', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-zo01oul
