| Name | 090214 |
| Title | Completing the census of Ultraluminous X-ray sources in nearby galaxies |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0902140401 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-c9mlora |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) are extragalactic X-ray sources possibly hosting super-Eddington accreting black holes or neutron stars. The ULX population shows sources with randomic long and short-term variability. We selected the twelve nearby (<20 Mpc) galaxies that most probably host ULXs and that were not observed in X-rays. We ask for snapshot (10 ks) observations to complete the census of ULXs in the nearby universe. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2023-02-18T00:25:09Z/2023-02-20T06:44:04Z |
| Version | 20.09_20221024_1724 |
| 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 | 2024-03-14T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2024, Completing The Census Of Ultraluminous X-Ray Sources In Nearby Galaxies, 20.09_20221024_1724, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-c9mlora |