
| Proposal ID | 030597 |
| Title | X-rays from MACHO-96-BLG-5 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0305970101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0v3hovy |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Achille Nucita |
| Abstract | Among gravitational microlensing parallax events we propose to look for X-raysignatures towards MACHO-96-BLG-5, a very long lasting event which is mostlikely due to a single black hole than may be accreting from interstellarmatter. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2005-10-06T00:59:49Z/2005-10-07T06:43:21Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2006-11-09T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "x rays", "lasting event", "macho 96 blg", "single blackhole", "interstellar matter" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Achille Nucita, 2006, 'X-rays from MACHO-96-BLG-5', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0v3hovy |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |