| Proposal ID | 093379 |
| Title | NRCO-117: Measurement of the OM Time-dependent degradation at the OM Boresight |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0933790101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-xfzvkza |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Peter Kretschmar XMM-Newton MM |
| Abstract | BPM16274 is the most frequently observed OM photometric calibration target, andis used to monitor the degradation of the instrument. It was mostly observed atthe OM boresight prior to the damaging Jupiter observation in rev 3224 but ithas not been observed at the OM boresight since. Since the OM boresight is, in fact, barely affected by the Jupiter patch, a newobservation at the OM boresight will provide an important reference measurementof the degradation that can be reliably connected to the existing data from theOM boresight position, while giving us a very useful comparison against the post-rev3224 data obtained at the offset positions. The proposed observation ofBPM16274 should yield data with <~ 1% statistical uncertainties. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-05-04T15:24:13Z/2024-11-22T17:40:55Z |
| 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 | 2024-11-30T00:00:00Z |
| 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 Peter Kretschmar XMM-Newton MM, 2024, 'NRCO-117: Measurement of the OM Time-dependent degradation at the OM Boresight', 21.23_20231215_1101, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-xfzvkza |