| Proposal ID | 088395 |
| Title | Investigating hard X-ray transients in the Magellanic Cloud System |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0883950101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-mfljku4 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Frank Haberl |
| Abstract | The Magellanic Clouds (MCs) harbour a large sample of Be/X-ray binaries (BeXRBs)at a moderate distance with low Galactic foreground absorption. In the course ofthe eROSITA all-sky surveys the MCs and the Magellanic Bridge (MB) are scannedfrequently. This provides the unique opportunity to detect high-mass X-raybinary (HMXB) systems during outburst in the full Magellanic System (MS), asalready demonstrated during the first survey (eRASS1). To continue our AO19program (which covers eRASS2 and eRASS3), we propose five 20 ks triggeredXMM-Newton observations of new or unexplored HMXBs in the MS. Our goal is tostudy their spectral and temporal properties, to continue the build-up of largestatistical samples of these sources in both clouds and in particular in the MB. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2021-05-18T00:30:34Z/2021-11-29T08:22:08Z |
| Version | 19.16_20210326_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 | 2022-12-17T00:00:00Z |
| Keywords | "unexplored hmxbs", "magellanic clouds mcs", "temporal properties", "statistical samples", "sky surveys", "XMM", "covers erass2", "ao19 program", "magellanic system ms", "magellanic bridge mb", "XMM-Newton", "triggered xmm newton", "survey erass1", "scanned frequently", "magellanic cloud system", "moderate distance" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Frank Haberl, 2022, 'Investigating hard X-ray transients in the Magellanic Cloud System', 19.16_20210326_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-mfljku4 |