From e251c671825022bb0a5031b5fb3294d69bc1f9f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lmichel Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:45:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Flesh up XMM section --- .gitignore | 2 +- VOHE-Note.tex | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 6682403..17cf731 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ *.pdf *.toc ivoatexmeta.tex - +.project \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/VOHE-Note.tex b/VOHE-Note.tex index e9cd4ac..874acfe 100644 --- a/VOHE-Note.tex +++ b/VOHE-Note.tex @@ -224,11 +224,34 @@ \subsubsection{Chandra}\label{sec:chandra} \subsubsection{XMM-Newton} -The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched in 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's -second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Program. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an -unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, dedicated to the study of celestial X-ray sources. - -\todo[inline]{To be completed: XMM catalogs, data... and VO access.} +The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) \footnote{https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/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, 2 reflexion grating spectrometers and an optical monitor. +The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. +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. + +One of the mission's ground segment modules, the SSC /footnote{http://xmmssc.irap.omp.eu/}, is in charge of maximizing the scientific return of +this space observatory by exhaustively analyzing +the content of the instruments' fields of view. During the development phase (1996-1999), the SSC, +in collaboration with the SOC (ESAC), designed and produced the scientific analysis software (SAS). +Since then, it has contributed to its maintenance and development. + +The general pipeline is operated as ESAC (Villafranca, Spain) since 2012, except for the part concerning cross-correlation +with astronomical archives which is run in Strasbourg. +The information thus produced is intended for the guest observer and, after a proprietary period of one year, +for the international community. +In parallel, the SSC regularly compiles an exhaustive catalog of all X-ray sources detected by EPIC cameras. +The SSC validates these catalogs, enriches them with multi-wavelength data and exploits them in several scientific programs. + +The XMM catalog is published through various WEB applications: XSA \footnote{https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xsa}, +XCatDB \footnote{https://xcatdb.unistra.fr/4xmm}, IRAP \footnote{http://xmm-catalog.irap.omp.eu/} and +HEASARCH \footnote{http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/db-perl/W3Browse/w3browse.pl}. +It is also published in the VO, mainly as TAP services. +It is to be noted that the TAP service operated in Strasbourg (\url{https://xcatdb.unistra.fr/xtapdb} - to be deployed in 10/2024) returns responses where data is mapped on the MANGO model with MIVOT. + +\todo[inline]{To be validated by ADA.} \subsubsection{SVOM} From fa7a3bff93d5fc9ce31a76a673c2716275aa8667 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lmichel Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:52:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] typo --- VOHE-Note.tex | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/VOHE-Note.tex b/VOHE-Note.tex index 874acfe..45799b9 100644 --- a/VOHE-Note.tex +++ b/VOHE-Note.tex @@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ \subsubsection{XMM-Newton} this space observatory by exhaustively analyzing the content of the instruments' fields of view. During the development phase (1996-1999), the SSC, in collaboration with the SOC (ESAC), designed and produced the scientific analysis software (SAS). -Since then, it has contributed to its maintenance and development. +Since then, it has contributed to its maintenance and development. This software is publicly available. The general pipeline is operated as ESAC (Villafranca, Spain) since 2012, except for the part concerning cross-correlation -with astronomical archives which is run in Strasbourg. +with astronomical archives which runs in Strasbourg. The information thus produced is intended for the guest observer and, after a proprietary period of one year, for the international community. In parallel, the SSC regularly compiles an exhaustive catalog of all X-ray sources detected by EPIC cameras.