| Proposal ID | 092149 |
| Title | Characterizing New Galactic Accelerators with XMM-Newton |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0921490101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-n0hsc7j |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Alex McDaniel |
| Abstract | Very High Energy (VHE, >50 GeV) gamma rays provide a direct view of the mostextreme environments inour Galaxy and are an excellent probe of non-thermal astrophysical processes.Studies of the non-thermal Galacticsource population are essential to understand where and how the bulk of thecosmic rays are accelerated in ourGalaxy. Fermi has produced the first uniform survey of the entire Galactic planeat >50GeV, detecting more than25% unidentified sources. We propose to observe with XMM-Newton the 2 spectrallyharder and thus most extreme objects in the Fermi sample. The study of these sources with XMM-Newton will unveil new sites of particle acceleration and will allow us to understand the physics behind VHE emitters. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2023-08-31T19:13:16Z/2023-09-01T00:36:36Z |
| Version | 20.10_20230417_1156 |
| 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 | 2024-09-21T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Alex McDaniel, 2024, 'Characterizing New Galactic Accelerators with XMM-Newton', 20.10_20230417_1156, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-n0hsc7j |