Publications (35)
In-flight performance of the MXT Camera
M. Moita, A. Meuris, P. Ferrando +8
On-board the SVOM mission, the Microchannel X-ray Telescope observes the soft X-ray band of the gamma-ray bursts afterglows. The so-called lobster-eye optics focuses X-rays to the…
XMM-Newton observation of the Lockman Hole; I. The X-ray Data
G. Hasinger, B. Altieri, M. Arnaud +25
We report on the first deep X-ray survey with the XMM-Newton observatory during the performance verification phase. The field of the Lockman Hole, one of the best studied sky areas…
XMM-Newton observation of an unusual iron line in the quasar Markarian 205
J. N. Reeves, M. J. L Turner, K. A. Pounds +6
XMM-Newton observations of the low luminosity, radio-quiet quasar Markarian 205 have revealed a unique iron K emission line profile. In marked contrast to the broad and redshifted…
Hard X-ray polarimetry with Caliste, a high performance CdTe based imaging spectrometer
S. Antier, P. Ferrando, O. Limousin +11
Since the initial exploration of soft gamma-ray sky in the 60's, high-energy celestial sources have been mainly characterized through imaging, spectroscopy and timing analysis. Des…
The Scientific Performance of the Microchannel X-ray Telescope on board the SVOM Mission
D. Gotz, M. Boutelier, V. Burwitz +17
The Microchannel X-ray Telescope (MXT) will be the first focusing X-ray telescope based on a "Lobster-Eye" optical design to be flown on Sino-French mission SVOM. SVOM will be dedi…
X-ray hiccups from SgrA* observed by XMM-Newton. The second brightest flare and three moderate flares caught in half a day
D. Porquet, N. Grosso, P. Predehl +14
[truncated] In Spring 2007, we observed SgrA* with XMM with a total exposure of ~230ks. We have performed timing and spectral analysis of the new X-ray flares detected during this…
The COSPIX mission: focusing on the energetic and obscured Universe
P. Ferrando, A. Goldwurm, P. Laurent +57
Tracing the formation and evolution of all supermassive black holes, including the obscured ones, understanding how black holes influence their surroundings and how matter behaves…
The eclipsing bursting X-ray binary EXO 0748-676 revisited by XMM-Newton
J. M. Bonnet-Bidaud, F. Haberl, P. Ferrando +2
The bright eclipsing and bursting low-mass X-ray binary EXO 0748-676 has been observed at several occasions by XMM-Newton during the initial calibration and performance verificatio…
A New X-Ray Flare from the Galactic Nucleus Detected with the XMM-Newton Photon Imaging Cameras
A. Goldwurm, E. Brion, P. Goldoni +5
Sgr A*, the compact radio source, believed to be the counterpart of the massive black hole at the galactic nucleus, was observed to undergo rapid and intense flaring activity in X-…
Fine pitch CdTe-based Hard-X-ray polarimeter performance for space science in the 70-300 keV energy range
S. Antier, O. Limousin, P. Ferrando
X-rays astrophysical sources have been almost exclusively characterized through imaging, spectroscopy and timing analysis. Nevertheless, more observational parameters are needed be…
PHEMTO : Polarimetric High Energy Modular Telescope Observatory
P. Laurent, F. Acero, V. Beckmann +27
With the opening of the X and gamma--ray windows in the sixties, thanks to to sounding rockets and satellite-borne instruments, extremely energetic and violent phenomena were disco…
Status of the EPIC/MOS calibration
P. Ferrando, A. F. Abbey, B. Altieri +16
The XMM-Newton observatory has the largest collecting area flown so far for an X-ray imaging system, resulting in a very high sensitivity over a broad spectral range. In order to e…
In-orbit performance of the EPIC-MOS detectors on XMM-Newton
S. Sembay, A. Abbey, B. Altieri +6
XMM-Newton was launched into space on a highly eccentric 48 hour orbit on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is now in its fifth year of operation and has been an outstanding success,…
XMM-Newton Observation of the Black Hole Microquasar GRS 1758-258
A. Goldwurm, D. Israel, P. Goldoni +4
The XMM-Newton X-ray observatory pointed the galactic black hole candidate and microquasar GRS 1758-258 in September 2000 for about 10 ks during a program devoted to the scan of th…
The Extended X-ray Halo of the Crab-like SNR G21.5-0.9
R. S. Warwick, J-P. Bernard, F. Bocchino +12
Recent XMM-Newton observations reveal an extended (150") low-surface brightness X-ray halo in the supernova remnant G21.5-0.9. The near circular symmetry, the lack of any limb brig…
The origin of the strong soft excess and puzzling iron line complex in Mkn 841
P. O. Petrucci, G. Ponti, G. Matt +8
Mkn 841 has been observed during 3 different periods (January 2001, January 2005 and July 2005) by XMM-Newton for a total cumulated exposure time of ~108 ks. We present in this pap…
Euclid. I. Overview of the Euclid mission
Euclid Collaboration, Y. Mellier, Abdurro'uf +1134
The current standard model of cosmology successfully describes a variety of measurements, but the nature of its main ingredients, dark matter and dark energy, remains unknown. Eucl…
CTA contributions to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013)
The CTA Consortium, :, O. Abril +1102
Compilation of CTA contributions to the proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013), which took place in 2-9 July, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Microchannel X-ray Telescope on board the SVOM mission: in-flight scientific performance
D. Götz, S. Crepaldi, E. Doumayrou +14
The Microchannel X-ray Telescope (MXT) is a compact and lightweight focusing X-ray telescope, which is part of the space payload of the SVOM mission. The main goal of the MXT instr…
XMM-Newton observation of the bursting pulsar GRO J1744-28 in quiescence
F. Daigne, P. Goldoni, P. Ferrando +3
The XMM-Newton X-ray observatory performed a pointed observation of the bursting pulsar GRO J1744-28 in April 2001 for about 10 ks during a program devoted to the scan of the Galac…
Concurrent X-ray, near-infrared, sub-millimeter, and GeV gamma-ray observations of Sgr A*
G. Trap, A. Goldwurm, K. Dodds-Eden +13
The radiative counterpart of the supermassive black hole at the Galactic center (GC), Sgr A*, is subject to frequent flares visible simultaneously in X-rays and near-infrared (NIR)…
Active and passive shielding design optimization and technical solutions for deep sensitivity hard X-ray focusing telescopes
G. Malaguti, G. Pareschi, P. Ferrando +12
The 10-100 keV region of the electromagnetic spectrum contains the potential for a dramatic improvement in our understanding of a number of key problems in high energy astrophysics…
The XMM/BeppoSAX observation of Mkn 841
P. O. Petrucci, C. Cabanac, G. Henri +9
Mkn 841 has been observed simultaneously by XMM and BeppoSAX in January 2001. Due to operational contingency, the 30ks XMM observation was split into two parts, separated by about…
Spectral performance of the Microchannel X-ray Telescope on board the SVOM mission
B. Schneider, N. Renault-Tinacci, D. Götz +7
The Microchannel X-ray Telescope (MXT) is an innovative compact X-ray instrument on board the SVOM astronomical mission dedicated to the study of transient phenomena such as gamma-…
Unveiling the broad band X-ray continuum and iron line complex in Mkr 841
P. O. Petrucci, G. Ponti, G. Matt +7
Mkr 841 is a bright Seyfert 1 galaxy known to harbor a strong soft excess and a variable K iron line. It has been observed during 3 different periods by XMM for a total cumulat…
Bursting behavior of the Galactic Center faint X-ray transient GRS 1741.9-2853
G. Trap, M. Falanga, A. Goldwurm +6
The neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GRS 1741.9-2853 is a known type-I burster of the Galactic Center. It is transient, faint, and located in a very crowded region, only 10 arcmi…
SIMBOL-X, a formation flying-mission for hard X-ray astrophysics
P. Ferrando, A. Goldwurm, P. Laurent +13
SIMBOL-X is a hard X-ray mission, operating in the ~ 0.5-70 keV range, which is proposed by a consortium of European laboratories in response to the 2004 call for ideas of CNES for…
XMM-Newton Spectroscopy of the Galactic Microquasar GRS 1758-258 in the Peculiar Off/Soft State
J. M. Miller, R. Wijnands, P. M. Rodriguez-Pascual +5
We report on an XMM-Newton Reflection Grating Spectrometer observation of the black hole candidate and Galactic microquasar GRS 1758-258. The source entered a peculiar "off/soft" s…
The silicon micro-strip detector plane for the LOFT/Wide Field Monitor
A. Goldwurm, P. Ferrando, D. Götz +21
The main objective of the Wide Field Monitor (WFM) on the LOFT mission is to provide unambiguous detection of the high-energy sources in a large field of view, in order to support…
A rapidly variable narrow X-ray iron line in Mkn 841
P. O. Petrucci, G. Henri, L. Maraschi +8
We report on the detection of a rapidly variable narrow Fe K line in Mkn 841. The source has been observed two times by XMM-Newton and simultaneously with BeppoSAX. The two obs…
Soft gamma-ray constraints on a bright flare from the Galactic Center supermassive black hole
G. Trap, A. Goldwurm, R. Terrier +11
Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) is the supermassive black hole residing at the center of the Milky Way. It has been the main target of an extensive multiwavelength campaign we carried out…
A New X-Ray Flare from the Galactic Nucleus Detected with the XMM-Newton
A. Goldwurm, E. Brion, P. Goldoni +5
The compact radio source Sgr A*, believed to be the counterpart of the massive black hole at the Galactic nucleus, was observed to undergo rapid and intense flaring activity in X-r…
SIMBOL-X : a new generation hard X-ray telescope
P. Ferrando, M. Arnaud, B. Cordier +17
SIMBOL-X is a hard X-ray mission, operating in the 0.5-70 keV range, which is proposed by a consortium of European laboratories for a launch around 2010. Relying on two spacecraft…
XMM-Newton observations of NGC 253: Resolving the emission components in the disk and nuclear area
W. Pietsch, T. P. Roberts, M. J. Freyberg +11
The high XMM-Newton throughput allows a detailed investigation of the spatial, spectral and variability properties of the extended and point source emission of the starburst galaxy…
The X-ray flaring activity of the galactic nucleus observed with XMM-Newton
E. Brion, A. Goldwurm, P. Goldoni +3
We report the results of XMM-Newton observations of Sgr A*, the radiative counterpart of the massive black hole at the nucleus of our Galaxy, performed in the frame of the guarante…