| Name | 041278 |
| Title | NRCO 63: Pinhole search in MOS1 medium filter |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0412780101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-lhsrbs0 |
| Author | Dr Arvind Parmar XMM-Newton MM |
| Description | Since an MOS1 instrument anomaly (possible meteorite impact) in rev. 961, MOS1 CCD6 is inactive. We propose to check whether a pinhole can be identified in the MOS1 medium filter (e.g. due to micrometeorites), inside the filter area which, in nominal position, is located above the now inactive CCD6 (ref.as F-6 area). Therefore this F-6 area must be moved above active CCDs by moving the filter wheel out of the nominal position. The filter wheel position must be changed two times, first by 12 degrees, second by 8 degrees, into the direction of the thin2 filter, to place the largest possible fraction of the F-6 area above active CCDs. For each position a set of 5 FF RPP mode diagnostic exposures must be be taken from three CCDs (1,2,7). |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2006-08-21T09:01:22Z/2006-08-21T15:43:15Z |
| 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 | 2006-08-22T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Arvind Parmar XMM-Newton MM, 2006, 041278, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-lhsrbs0 |