| Name | 020401 |
| Title | XMM OBSERVATIONS OF THE UNIDENTIFIED, VARIABLE, COMPTEL GAMMA-RAY SOURCE |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0204010101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ji6f8ol |
| Author | Dr DIEGO TORRES |
| Description | We request observing time towards the recently discovered unidentified, variable COMPTEL gamma-ray source. There are three ROSAT sources already detected in this region, but only with 8 photons each, such that spectral analysis of them has not been yet possible. This observation will allow to obtain their spectrum, distinguish between their diffuse or point-like character, and analyze their temporal behavior. This observation will also allow to search for X-ray counterparts of five radio sources detected nearby and uncover any other X-ray emitter lying in the field of view of the EPIC cameras which would be plausibly related with the COMPTEL detection. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2005-03-07T16:51:47Z/2005-03-08T05:19:40Z |
| 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 | 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z, 020401, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ji6f8ol |