| Name | 055566 |
| Title | Completing the X-ray survey of HESSvirgulJ1614-518 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0555660101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-w5y9enh |
| Author | Prof Dieter Horns |
| Description | We propose to observe for the first time the south-eastern part of the unidentified very high energy E>100 GeV gamma-ray source HESSvirgulJ1614-518. In a recent XMM-Newton observation (36 ksec) of the north-eastern part of this source, extended (FWHM virgul8.),non-thermal X-ray emission has been detected with an energy flux f(2-10)virgul1.5x10^{-12}cgs. The morphology of the X-ray emitting region is similar to the morphology of HESSvirgulJ1614-518.With the proposed observation of 40virgulksec of the south-eastern part of HESSvirgulJ1614-518 which has so far not beeen covered by X-ray observations, we want to search for X-ray emission from this region of HESSvirgulJ1614-518 which would clearly establish the close connection between X-ray and VHE emission. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2008-08-15T02:10:53Z/2008-08-15T16:45:25Z |
| 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 | 2009-09-26T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2009-09-26T00:00:00Z, 055566, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-w5y9enh |