| Proposal ID | 092347 |
| Title | Follow-up Observations of New X-ray Transients from the EP-WXT Pathfinder |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0923470101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-f29x6ts |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Mr Haonan Yang |
| Abstract | The study of X-ray transients improves our understanding of the extreme physicalprocesses in the Universe. The newly launched EP-WXT pathfinder is a wide-fieldlobster-eye X-ray telescope in the 0.5-4 keV band, which can perform skymonitoring in soft X-rays. With improved sensitivity of (3-4)E-11 erg/(cm2??s),it has the potential to discover new X-ray transients and variables. Follow-upobservations with large X-ray observatories are essential for sourceidentification, localization, and characterization. We propose an XMM-Newton ToOprogram to carry out follow-up observations for scientifically interesting newX-ray transients. This program will also provide experiences for futurefollow-ups from the EP satellite, which has a much larger FoV of 3600 deg2 and is to be launched in 2023. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-05-23T17:08:06Z/2024-05-24T08:44:46Z |
| Version | 21.23_20231215_1101 |
| 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 | 2025-06-01T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-08-04 |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Mr Haonan Yang, 2025, 'Follow-up Observations of New X-ray Transients from the EP-WXT Pathfinder', 21.23_20231215_1101, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-f29x6ts |