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X-ray space observatory
XMM-Newton, also known as the High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission and the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission, is an X-ray space observatory launched by the European Space Agency in December 1999 on an Ariane 5 rocket. It is the second cornerstone mission of ESA's Horizon 2000 programme. Named after physicist and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton, the spacecraft is tasked with investigating interstellar X-ray sources, performing narrow- and broad-range spectroscopy, and performing the first simultaneous imaging of objects in both X-ray and optical wavelengths. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: XMM-NewtonA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: On the Cosmic Evolution of AGN Obscuration and the X-Ray Luminosity Function: XMM-Newton and Chandra Spectral Analysis of the 31.3 deg 2 Stripe 82XInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Advances of X-ray astronomy with XMM-NewtonThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The European Photon Imaging Camera on XMM-Newton: The pn-CCD cameraCited 2,512 times
- Go sideways: Lynx X-ray ObservatoryA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Netherlands Institute for Space ResearchA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The European Photon Imaging Camera on XMM-Newton: The pn-CCD camera
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The European Photon Imaging Camera on XMM-Newton: The MOS cameras
The Radius of PSR J0740+6620 from NICER and XMM-Newton Data
A NICER View of the Massive Pulsar PSR J0740+6620 Informed by Radio Timing and XMM-Newton Spectroscopy
The Reflection Grating Spectrometer on board XMM-Newton
Spectral Energy Distributions of Hard X‐Ray Selected Active Galactic Nuclei in the XMM‐Newton Medium Deep Survey
The synthesis of the cosmic X-ray background in the Chandra and XMM-Newton era
🆕 Influential since 2022
On the Cosmic Evolution of AGN Obscuration and the X-Ray Luminosity Function: XMM-Newton and Chandra Spectral Analysis of the 31.3 deg 2 Stripe 82X
Probabilistic classification of X-ray sources applied to Swift-XRT and XMM-Newton catalogs
CHEX-MATE: Robust reconstruction of temperature profiles in galaxy clusters with XMM-Newton
Deep learning-based super-resolution and de-noising for XMM-newton images
Compton-thick AGN in the NuSTAR Era. VIII. A joint NuSTAR–XMM-Newton Monitoring of the Changing-look Compton-thick AGN NGC 1358
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Advances of X-ray astronomy with XMM-NewtonItaly) European Photon Imaging Cameras Consortium Meeting (2003 Palermo · 2004
- 📕New century of X-ray astronomyH. Kunieda · 2001
- 📕The physics of relativistic jets in the Chandra and XMM eraG. Brunetti · 2003
- 📕Stellar coronae in the Chandra and XMM-Newton eraESLAB Symposium (35th 2001 Noordwijk, Netherlands) · 2002
X-ray optics, instruments, and missions IVRichard B. Hoover · 2000- 📕Proceedings of the workshop on x-ray spectroscopy of AGN with Chandra and XMM-Newton, held at MPE Garching, December 3-6, 2001Germany) International Workshop on X-ray Spectroscopy of Active Galactic Nuclei with Chandra and XMM-Newton (2001 Garching · 2002
- 📕Clusters of galaxiesJelle Sjerp Kaastra, COSPAR. Scientific Assembly · 2005
- 📕Clusters of galaxies · 2005
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