We propose EPIC observations to survey a ~10 square degree area of the LMC downto a limiting point source luminosity of 2 x 10^33 erg/s. Its proximity makesthe LMC the ultimate target for obtaining a complete inventory of SNRs, X-raybinaries and SSSs, and to study the diffuse emission of the hot ISM. Most im-portantly, the high throughput of XMM-Newton will allow us to perform detailedspectral and temporal analyses of a large fraction of sources. Together with theexisting EPIC data, our observations will create a unique data set to study thestar-formation history and its implications on the morphology of the ISM in theLMC. In combination with the existing surveys of the SMC, M31 and M33 this willyield important clues for the evolution of the Local Group as a whole.
Publications
Discovery of a 168.8 s X-ray pulsar transiting in front of its Be companion star in the Large Magellanic Cloud |Maggi P. Haberl F. et al. | A&A | 554-1 | 2013 | 2013A&A...554A...1M | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013A&A...554A...1M
EXTraS discovery of two pulsators in the direction of the LMC: a Be/X-ray binary pulsar in the LMC and a candidate double-degenerate polar in the foreground |Haberl F. Israel G. L. et al. | A&A | 598-69 | 2017 | 2017A&A...598A..69H | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017A&A...598A..69H
The 155-day X-ray cycle of the very massive Wolf-Rayet star Melnick 34 in the Large Magellanic Cloud |Pollock A. M. T. Crowther P. A. et al. | MNRAS | 474-3228 | 2018 | 2018MNRAS.474.3228P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018MNRAS.474.3228P
Identification of two new HMXBs in the LMC: an &tilde2013 s pulsar and a probable SFXT |Vasilopoulos G. Maitra C. et al. | MNRAS | 475-220 | 2018 | 2018MNRAS.475..220V | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018MNRAS.475..220V
Identification of high-mass X-ray binaries selected from XMM-Newton observations of the LMC* |van Jaarsveld N. Buckley D. A. H. et al. | MNRAS | 475-3253 | 2018 | 2018MNRAS.475.3253V | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018MNRAS.475.3253V
New optically identified supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud |Yew Miranda Filipoviu0107 Miroslav D. et al. | MNRAS | 500-2336 | 2021 | 2021MNRAS.500.2336Y | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.500.2336Y
BAT99 126: A multiple Wolf-Rayet system in the Large Magellanic Cloud with a massive near-contact binary |Janssens S. Shenar T. et al. | A&A | 646-33 | 2021 | 2021A&A...646A..33J | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021A&A...646A..33J
Fast flaring observed from XMMU J053108.3-690923 by eROSITA: a supergiant fast X-ray transient in the Large Magellanic Cloud |Maitra C. Haberl F. et al. | A&A | 647-8 | 2021 | 2021A&A...647A...8M | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021A&A...647A...8M
Multiwavelength analysis of the X-ray spur and southeast of the Large Magellanic Cloud |Knies J. R. Sasaki M. et al. | A&A | 648-90 | 2021 | 2021A&A...648A..90K | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021A&A...648A..90K
Discovery of four super-soft X-ray sources in XMM-Newton observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud |Maitra C. Haberl F. | A&A | 657-26 | 2022 | 2022A&A...657A..26M | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022A&A...657A..26M
eROSITA calibration and performance verification phase: High-mass X-ray binaries in the Magellanic Clouds |Haberl F. Maitra C. et al. | A&A | 661-25 | 2022 | 2022A&A...661A..25H | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022A&A...661A..25H
Optical and X-Ray Studies of Marginal Contact Binary RW Dor Using TESS and XMM-Newton Observatories |Sriram K. Mamatha Rani G. | RAA | 23-115020 | 2023 | 2023RAA....23k5020S | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023RAA....23k5020S
Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton |Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam | PhRvD | 109-L101305 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j1305L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L
Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae |Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam | PhRvD | 109-103028 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j3028L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L
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 Frank Haberl, 2013, 'A survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud - I', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6trsw34
