XMM-Newton

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NSSDC Master Catalog Display: Spacecraft
XMM-Newton
NSSDC ID: 1999-066A
Other Names
Newton
X-ray Multimirror Mission
25989
Launch Date/Time: 1999-12-10 at 14:32:00 UTC
On-orbit Dry Mass: 2400 kg
Nominal Power Output: 1000 W
Description
XMM is a an x-ray telescope containing three mirror modules each consisting of 58 nested Woljer type-1 mirrors
and covering the energy range from 0.1 to 10 keV. The effective area of the three modules combined is about
6500 sq cm between 0.1 and 1 keV and about 2000 sq cm at 10 keV. The spatial resolution is about 30
arc-seconds and the sensitivity is about 10E-15 erg/cm**2/s for one orbit. The instruments consist of the
European (x-ray) Photon Imaging Cameras (EPIC), the Reflection Grating Spectrometers (RGS), and the Optical
Monitor. The latter instrument is to provide simutaneous observations of the optical counterparts of x-ray
sources.
The spectral resolution ranges from about 50 for the cameras at 0.5 keV to about 600 for the spectrometers at 0.3
keV. Among the goals for the 10 yr lifetime of XMM are: understanding the diffuse x-ray background, mapping
the x-ray emitting gas in clusters of galaxies, unbiased surveys of galaxies and of stars, diagnostic studies of
accreting binary stars, temporal spectroscopic studies of AGN's and spectral studies of supernove remnants in
nearby galaxies.
Discipline
Astronomy
Sponsoring Agency/Country
European Space Agency/International
Personnel Information
Launch/Orbital Information
PDMP Information
Telecommunications Information
Experiment Information
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