A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-xxxx
Name The fourth XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue
Mission XMM-Newton
Portal URL https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xsa
Content URL https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/catalogues/4xmmdr14_240411.fits.gz
Version DR14
Date Published 9th of July, 2024
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Temporal Coverage From 2000 February 1 to 2023 December 31
Mission description The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) is ESA’s flagship of high-energy astronomy. Launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999, 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 and a long baseline for multiwavelength timing analysis. 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 looks deep into galaxy centres, studies stars at all stages of their lives, follows up on explosive events, investigates what happens around black holes and in this way allows to learn how the Universe was formed and evolved or how matter behaves under the most extreme conditions. 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
Author XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre
Publisher and Registrant European Space Agency
Acknowledgement https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101004168
Date Modified 2024-07-21
Citation Guidelines European Space Agency, XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre, 2024, The fourth XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue, Version DR14, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-xxxx