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Name 040655
Title Identification of new TeV gamma-ray sources in the Galactic Plane
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0406550101
https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0406550201

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tqdhst7
Author Dr Javier Bussons
Description The first TeV gamma-ray survey of the inner part of our Galaxy, recently
performed with HESS, yielded eight new sources, seven of which have been
identified with radio, X-ray and soft gamma-ray sources. However, TeV J1614-518,
a bright, hard-spectrum, extended source, has strikingly elluded identification,
notably in the radio and ROSAT bands. We propose XMM-Newton observations to
search for its X-ray counterpart. An identification would provide key
information about the source type, the spectral high energy distribution and the
source spatial structure. Otherwise, the lack of an X-ray counterpart would
severely challenge lepton acceleration models and point towards hadronic
acceleration or a new, dark class of cosmic ray sources.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2007-02-13T17:54:33Z/2007-02-14T05:42:18Z
Version 17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton 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.
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 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 2008-04-04T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Javier Bussons, 2008, 040655, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tqdhst7