| Proposal ID | 082186 |
| Title | XMM-Newton ToO observations of Swift Galactic Plane Survey sources |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0821860201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-n2bmdhh |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Chryssa Kouveliotou |
| Abstract | We propose ToO observations of 5 new bright sources at 20 ksec each, detectedwith our accepted Swift Galactic Plane Survey Key Project. The latter is a 2-yrSurvey of 40sq deg of the GP mapping X-ray sources (0.1-10 keV). It will producea very rich sample of new sources and transients (e.g., Magnetars, High MassX-ray Binaries), while also covering a broad discovery space. However, concreteidentification of new/transient X-ray sources strongly depends on obtainingspectral and timing information to accurately measure the properties of thesources, such as their X-ray flux and spectral curvature and periodicvariability. We have accepted proposals with NuSTAR, Chandra, Hubble, and ZTFand have access to ESO VLT (IR), MeerKAT, and LOFAR, to follow up promising candidates. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2018-10-18T11:27:16Z/2020-04-03T10:47:33Z |
| Version | 18.02_20200221_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 | 2021-04-21T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "broad discovery space", "xmm newton", "40sq deg", "promising candidates", "yr survey", "eso vlt ir", "rich sample", "spectral curvature", "XMM-Newton", "xray flux", " magnetar", "NuSTAR", "transient xray sources", "mass xray binary", "bright sources", "concrete identification", ".", "XMM", "periodic variability" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Chryssa Kouveliotou, 2021, 'XMM-Newton ToO observations of Swift Galactic Plane Survey sources', 18.02_20200221_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-n2bmdhh |