Obs 1: The MOC wants to do a thruster torque calibration.Obs 2: NRCO 86 (Evaluating the short term stability of EPIC-pn Timing Modeoffset mapsObs 3:NRCO 87 (Assessing the quality of energy reconstruction in EPIC-pn TimingMode on Mkn 3)Obs 4: NRCO 89 (XB1254-690)Obs 5: NRCO 90 (GX13+1)Obs 6: NRCO 91 (Circinus Galaxy and EPIC-pn resolution at 6 keV) Obs 7: NRCO 92 (Simultaneous Chandra/Swift/XMM-Newton observation ofCygX-3: redistribution in timing modes)
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2010-04-14T09:05:39Z/2014-06-25T14:56:34Z
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.
European Space Agency, Dr Fred Jansen XMM-Newton MM, 2014, 'Non routine calibration observations', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-y0xj2r9
