| Name | 078469 |
| Title | Exploring the Wing of the SMC |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0784690101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-dok8bgr |
| Author | Dr Frank Haberl |
| Description | The Magellanic Cloud provides the nearest example for tidally interacting and star-forming galaxies. The wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud is an excellent target, to study sources in a tidally disturbed environment. We propose to survey further regions of the wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud to better constrain the X-ray source population and the amount of diffuse X-ray emission in this region. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2016-04-30T17:36:42Z/2016-12-10T23:31:09Z |
| 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 | 2017-12-22T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2017-12-22T23:00:00Z, 078469, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-dok8bgr |