#1 V378 Vul (Y. Sugawara)#2 AT2018fyk (D. Pasham)#3 XTE J1739-285 (A. Sanna)#5 NGC7793-P13 (R. Soria)#6 KS 1947+300 (N. La Palombara)#7 PKS 2004-447 (R. Ojha)#8 MAXI J0637-430 (M. Armas-Padilla)#9 SXP 1062 (S. Tsygankov)#10 SDSS J203047.34+041330.9 (R. Saxton)
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2019-10-02T12:09:36Z/2019-12-02T14:40:20Z
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-opkbde9
