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Proposal ID 080293
Title Bright X-ray counterparts of galactic 3FGL sources
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-m15bwzq
Principal Investigator, PI Mr Jeremy Hare
Abstract We propose to follow-up the most interesting X-ray sources discovered during thesurvey of unidentified Fermi sources that we carried out with Swift. The surveytargeted a sub-sample of Fermi sources that we expect to be dominated by pulsarsalong with HMXBs, PWNe, and SNRs. In the proposed deeper XMM-Newton observationswe aim to constrain the spectrum of the 3 brightest sources, as well as searchfor variabilities, periodicities, and extended emission. Identifying the natureof these sources will allow us to better understand the population of galacticparticle accelerators, in particular, pulsars, PWNe, and HMXBs detected in bothgamma-rays and X-rays. We will also be able to search for much fainter X-raysources.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2017-05-25T00:45:31Z/2017-05-25T05:45:31Z
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 2018-06-19T22:00:00Z
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "brightest sources", "fermi sources", "unidentified fermi sources", "sub sample", "supernova remnant", "XMM-Newton", "deeper xmm newton", "xray sources", "galactic particle accelerators", "fainter xray sources", "XMM", "survey targeted", "gamma rays", "galactic 3fgl sources", "bright xray counterparts"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Mr Jeremy Hare, 2018, 'Bright X-ray counterparts of galactic 3FGL sources', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-m15bwzq