Proposal ID | 076359 |
Title | Inverstigating hard X-ray transients in the Magellanic Clouds |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0763590401 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rqwarg4 |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Richard Sturm |
Abstract | The Magellanic Clouds harbour a large sample of Be/X-ray binaries at a moderateand well known distance with low Galactic foreground absorption. However, thetransient nature of Be/X-ray binaries complicates observations in X-rays.Serendipitous detections of bright outbursts provide rare chances for furtherinvestigation. We propose three triggered XMM-Newton observations of new orunexplored systems to continue the buildup of a large statistical sample ofthese sources. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2015-11-07T15:00:36Z/2015-11-07T21:57:16Z |
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 | 2016-11-30T23:00:00Z |
Keywords | "unexplored systems", "XMM", "rare chances", "triggered xmm newton", "magellanic clouds", "bright outburst", "XMM-Newton", "statistical sample", "x ray binary" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Richard Sturm, 2016, 'Inverstigating hard X-ray transients in the Magellanic Clouds', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rqwarg4 |