During a scan of the Galactic plane performed in 2004, H.E.S.S. (the currentlymost sensitive TeV telescope) has discovered a new class of so far unidentifiedTeV gamma-ray sources. We propose to use XMM to perform follow-up observationson several of these sources, for which exhaustive searches in existing broadbanddata have revealed no obvious counterparts. The large sensitivity of XMM and itsenergy range up to 15 keV is required to identify the X-ray counterparts of theTeV sources despite the obscuration by gas in the Galactic plane, and will allowus to obtain morphological and spectral information which will help to identifythe physical nature of this new class of high energy gamma-ray sources.
Publications
XMM-Newton observations of HESS J1813-178 reveal a composite Supernova remnant |Funk, S., Hinton, J. A., et al. | A&A | 470-249 | 2007 | 2007A&A...470..249F | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2007A&A...470..249F
The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey. V. The Second XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue |Watson, M. G., Schroder, A. C., et al. | A&A | 493-339 | 2009 | 2009A&A...493..339W | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009A&A...493..339W
Statistical evaluation of the flux cross-calibration of the XMM-Newton EPIC cameras |Mateos, S., Saxton, R. D., et al. | A&A | 496-879 | 2009 | 2009A&A...496..879M | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009A&A...496..879M
A Search for New Galactic Magnetars in Archival Chandra and XMM-Newton Observations |Muno, M. P., Gaensler, B. M., et al. | ApJ | 680-639 | 2008 | 2008ApJ...680..639M | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2008ApJ...680..639M
Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton |Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, | PhRvD | 109-L101305 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j1305L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L
Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae |Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, | PhRvD | 109-103028 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j3028L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L
Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints |De la Torre Luque, Pedro, Balaji, Shyam, | ApJ | 968-46 | 2024 | 2024ApJ...968...46D | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2005-09-08T21:19:45Z/2005-10-14T13:02:58Z
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, Mr Stefan Funk, 2006, 'Search for X-ray counterparts of Galactic TeV sources discovered by H.E.S.S.', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-njzq90r
