| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-yitzpsw |
| Name | The XMM-Newton Serendipitous UV Source Survey Catalogue |
| Mission | XMM-Newton |
| Portal URL | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xsa |
| Content URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/catalogues/xmmsl2_total.fits.gz |
| Version | 6.1 |
| Date Published | 17th October 2023 |
| Description |
A catalogue of photometric and associated measurements of sources observed by the XMM-Newton Optical Monitor telescope, in 3 ultraviolet and 3 optical bandpasses. This version of the XMM-OM-SUSS catalogue is the first to be based on standard products from the XMM-Newton pipeline processing system. |
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| Temporal Coverage | From 2000 February 1 to 2022 November 29 |
| 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, it 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 us to learn how the Universe was formed and evolved, and 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 | The XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre OM team (Simon Rosen), at ESA-ESAC |
| Publisher and Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Date Modified | 2024-07-21 |
| Citation Guidelines | European Space Agency, The XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre OM team (Simon Rosen), 2024,The XMM-Newton Serendipitous UV Source Survey Catalogue, Version 6.1, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-yitzpsw |