The nearby AGN-starburst galaxy NGC 4945 offers the best case for probingreprocessing in the impact zone, where the AGN meets the starburst and whereevolutionary models can be tested. We request a long XMM observation to performspatially-resolved spectroscopy along the Chandra-discovered X-ray b
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2022-07-05T15:35:51Z/2022-08-17T05:10:13Z
Version
20.08_20220509_1852
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 Kimberly Weaver, 2023, 'Mapping the X-ray Wind in the AGN-Starburst Galaxy NGC 4945 with XMM-Newton', 20.08_20220509_1852, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-bp7np1n
