| Name | 020170 |
| Title | HUNTING THE NATURE OF THE NEW SOURCES DISCOVERED BY INTEGRAL |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0201700301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-qbnz1t8 |
| Author | Dr LUIGI FOSCHINI |
| Description | We propose to investigate the nature of three sources recently discovered by the INTEGRAL satellite. The data available to date are not sufficient to reach a conclusion about whether they are high mass X-ray binaries, anomalous X-ray pulsars, soft-gamma repeaters, or possibly even background active galactic nuclei. The apparent location in the Norma arm of the Galaxy suggests a link to star formation activity. XMM-Newton can give crucial information to test hypotheses concerning their nature. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2004-08-19T13:05:25Z/2004-08-20T03:28:55Z |
| 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 | 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z, 020170, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-qbnz1t8 |