| Name | 055631 |
| Title | The two brightest unidentified Galactic sources of the new H.E.S.S. survey |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0556310201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mk3mtv6 |
| Author | Dr Omar Tibolla |
| Description | In a survey of the Galactic plane performed in 2007 with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) a lot of new sources have been discovered and most of them are still unidentified. We propose to use XMM-Newton to perform follow-up on the two brightest newly discovered sources, namely HESS J1507-622 and HESS J1843-033, to identify their possible X-ray counterparts. Both sources have no clear positional counterparts: HESS J1507-622 does not show any counterpart at all, whereas an offset PWN is one of the possible explanations for HESS J1843-033. The aim is to obtain the morphological and spectral information of the possible counterpart in helping to understand the emission mechanism of these 2 sources: the predicted X-ray flux is sufficient for detailed studies of these sources. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2009-01-27T20:52:24Z/2009-01-28T04:35:27Z |
| 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 | 2010-03-07T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2010-03-07T00:00:00Z, 055631, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mk3mtv6 |