#1 Swift J1728.9-3613#2 #3 CXOU J110926.4-650224 #4 GSN 069#5 RX J1301.9+2747#6 Dummy #7 NGC 5907 ULX-1 / #8 NGC 5907 ULX-1#9 Sgr A* (DDT)#12 GRB190829A / #13 MAXI J1820+070#14/#15/#16 PSR J0740+6620#17 GRS 1915+105
Instrument
RGS1, EPN, RGS2, EMOS1, OM, EMOS2
Temporal Coverage
2019-04-03T05:35:48Z/2020-01-19T11:25:39Z
Version
PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE
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.
European Space Agency, Dr NORBERT SCHARTEL (PS), 2020, 'ToO proposal for AO18', PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-dtvr1yz