| Proposal ID | 040573 |
| Title | XMM-Newton Observations of Young Energetic Supernovae |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0405730101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-8ifeph4 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Alex Filippenko |
| Abstract | In the entire history of X-ray astronomy, only about two dozen core-collapsesupernovae (SNe) have been detected at ages of days to years old. Of these, onlya handful have been well-followed temporally. Few general trends have emerged,and there is a clear need for better X-ray coverage at ages of ~years. Two SNsubclasses stand out as deserving of particular attention, namely, the type IcSNe, which have been associated with long-duration gamma-ray bursts, and thetype IIn SNe, which are very poorly understood but have the highest X-rayluminosities seen in SNe. We propose observations of a number of interesting SNeof these subclasses at ages between one and five years. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2006-06-14T07:59:52Z/2007-01-30T02:01:39Z |
| 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. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2008-03-06T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-08-04 |
| Keywords | "XMM", "energetic supernova", "XMM-Newton", "xray luminosities", "type iin sne", "xray coverage", "supernovasubclasses stand", "xmm newton", "type ic sne", "xray astronomy" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Alex Filippenko, 2008, 'XMM-Newton Observations of Young Energetic Supernovae', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-8ifeph4 |