| Name | 078217 |
| Title | Discovering new Galactic Accelerators with XMM-Newton |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0782170201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-pmk8zr8 |
| Author | Dr Marco Ajello |
| Description | Very High Energy (VHE, >50 GeV) gamma rays provide a direct view of some of the most extreme environments in our Galaxy and are an excellent probe of non-thermal astrophysical processes. Studies of the non-thermal Galactic source population are essential to understand where and how the bulk of the cosmic rays are accelerated in our Galaxy. Fermi has recently produced the first uniform survey of the entire Galactic plane at >50GeV, detecting more than 25% unidentified, new, sources. We propose to observe with XMM-Newton the 6 spectrally harder and thus most extreme objects in the Fermi sample. The study of these sources with XMM-Newton will unveil new sites of particle acceleration and will allow us understand the physics behind VHE emitters. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2016-11-22T21:03:19Z/2017-04-03T16:21:57Z |
| 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 | 2018-04-21T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2018-04-21T22:00:00Z, 078217, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-pmk8zr8 |