| Name | 076194 |
| Title | Determining the Nature of Unidentified IGR Sources in the Galactic Plane |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0761940301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-htje9m3 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The INTEGRAL satellite has been discovering extreme sources that were missed by previous surveys. While this is providing a much more complete view of hard X-ray source populations, follow-up efforts are essential for determining the nature of the sources. This proposal, which focuses on Galactic sources, such as the population of High Mass X-ray Binaries (HMXBs), includes three sources for which short Chandra observations made during the past year have allowed for the identification of optical counterparts. We propose to perform a complete and definitive identification of IGR J14091-6108, IGR J18381-0924 and IGR J17164-3803 by combining XMM, VLT (optical spectroscopy), and NuSTAR observations. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2015-07-21T01:32:57Z/2016-03-19T20:32:12Z |
| 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 | 2017-04-29T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2017, Determining The Nature Of Unidentified Igr Sources In The Galactic Plane, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-htje9m3 |