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Proposal ID 069492
Title Is XGPS-25 an extreme ADC source ?
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https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0694920101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-w9vsarf
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Christian Motch
Abstract Our optical identification campaign of hard X-ray sources in the XMM-NewtonGalactic Plane Survey (XGPS) has revealed several exceptional objects. Amongthese is XGPS-25 which has all the features expected from a low-mass X-raybinary whose X-ray emission is strongly shielded by the accretion disc and ifconfirmed, would be the first very high inclination accretion disc corona knownto date. The present proposal aims at obtaining a high quality X-ray spectrumand time series which will help us to understand the nature of this object.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2013-03-15T05:58:08Z/2013-03-15T12:03:26Z
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.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published 2014-03-26T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "adc source ?.", "XMM-Newton", "xray emission", "quality xray spectrum", "XMM", "time series", "optical identification campaign", "hard xray sources", "accretion disc"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Christian Motch, 2014, 'Is XGPS-25 an extreme ADC source ?', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-w9vsarf