| Name | 082259 |
| Title | Completing the Identification of Planck SZ Clusters with XMM-Newton |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0822590101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-025ww7b |
| Author | Prof John P. Hughes |
| Description | We have embarked on an extensive optical-NIR-X-ray imaging program to unveil all of the most massive clusters in the observable Universe by identifying cluster candidates selected via the Sunyaev-Zel.dovich (SZ) effect by the Planck satellite. Here we propose to observe the 17 highest signal-to-noise unconfirmed candidates using short (10 ks) XMM-Newton exposures in order to determine each cluster.s position, extent, and X-ray flux. Combining the X-ray results with our existing groundbased optical-NIR data will allow determination of photometric redshifts, optical richness, X-ray luminosities and, from these quantites, estimates of the cluster mass. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2018-04-27T10:26:44Z/2019-04-20T02:38:53Z |
| 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 | 2020-05-08T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2020-05-08T22:00:00Z, 082259, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-025ww7b |