| Name | 088205 |
| Title | Investigating new super-soft sources in the Magellanic Cloud System |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0882050301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-qzq0ky9 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The Magellanic Clouds are an ideal site to study super-soft X-ray sources given their moderate and well known distances with low Galactic foreground absorption. In the course of the eROSITA all-sky surveys the MCs are scanned frequently. This provides the unique opportunity to detect new SSS in the full Magellanic System as already demonstrated during the first survey. We propose three triggered XMM observations of 20 ks each of new or unexplored SSS in the MS. Our goal is to study their spectral and temporal properties in detail and identify their nature by combining the existing multi-wavelength follow-up facilities we have with the SALT transients collaboration and the GROND on the ESO/MPG telescope. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2021-12-23T13:43:18Z/2022-01-22T01:55:01Z |
| Version | 19.17_20220121_1250 |
| 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 | 2023-02-04T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2023, Investigating New Super-Soft Sources In The Magellanic Cloud System, 19.17_20220121_1250, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-qzq0ky9 |