The XMM-Newton survey of M31 has revealed extended diffuse emission, inparticular on the northern side, which is well correlated with the northernstar-forming ring of the galaxy. We propose two deep pointings with 200 ksexposure each to cover the star-forming disc and to perform a detailed study ofthe diffuse emission. We will thus map the X-ray emission of the hotinterstellar medium (ISM) in a spiral galaxy like our own on arcmin scales andmeasure the temperature, density, and filling factor of brighter ISM structures.In addition, we will obtain a complete list of X-ray sources in the northerndisc of M31 down to the confusion limit of a few 10^34 erg s^-1, with improvedvariability and spectral information for all sources.
Publications
Deep XMM-Newton observations of the northern disc of M 31. I. Source catalogue |Sasaki, Manami, Haberl, Frank, et al. | A&A | 620-28 | 2018 | 2018A&A...620A..28S | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018A&A...620A..28S
Deep XMM-Newton observations of the northern disc of M31. II. Tracing the hot interstellar medium |Kavanagh, Patrick J., Sasaki, Manami, et al. | A&A | 637-12 | 2020 | 2020A&A...637A..12K | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2020A&A...637A..12K
Multiwavelength Characterization of the High-mass X-Ray Binary Population of M31 |Lazzarini, Margaret, Williams, Benjamin F., et al. | ApJ | 906-120 | 2021 | 2021ApJ...906..120L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021ApJ...906..120L
An XMM-Newton View of the Andromeda Galaxy as Explored in a Legacy Survey (New-ANGELS). I. The X-Ray Source Catalog |Huang, Rui, Li, Jiang-Tao, et al. | ApJS | 268-36 | 2023 | 2023ApJS..268...36H | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023ApJS..268...36H
The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII, O VIII, and Fe L-shell Transitions |Pan, Zeyang, Qu, Zhijie, et al. | ApJS | 271-62 | 2024 | 2024ApJS..271...62P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P
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
Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints |De la Torre Luque, Pedro, Balaji, Shyam, | ApJ | 968-46 | 2024 | 2024ApJ...968...46D | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2015-06-28T06:07:53Z/2016-01-22T23:08:07Z
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 Manami Sasaki, 2017, 'Deep observations of the northern disc of M31', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rouvsy2
