XMM-Newton-NEWS

XMM-Newton-NEWS #60, 25-Aug-2006

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Access to 2XMMp and associated products through XSA v3.5

As we approach the deadline for the sixth XMM-Newton Call for Proposals (AO-6), we draw the attention of users to the fact that XSA version 3.5 will be publicly available simultaneously with the opening of the AO. XSA version 3.5 will allow users to access 2XMMp, the second and substantially improved release of the comprehensive catalogue of serendipitous X-ray sources detected by the EPIC cameras on board XMM-Newton.

The 2XMMp browsing and result display functionalities in XSA version 3.5 closely resemble those already available in the XSA for the previous version of the same catalogue, 1XMM. These are:

querying of the catalogue content on a large set of general astronomical parameters: coordinates, source flux, total counts, hardness, detection likelihood, and quality, and the instrumental background level and vignetting correction. These parameters may be queried in combination with each other or in combination with any parameter concerning observation details, exposures, proposals and the XMM-Newton orbit.
visualisation of quick-look icons displaying the X-ray and optical field around each detected source, and quick-look spectra and light curves for each source with more than 500 (equivalent) pn counts
retrieval of high-level scientific products associated with 2XMMp sources, such as images, spectra (together with the associated source-specific ancillary "*.arf" files) and light curves in FITS format, exposure maps, finding charts and graphical products

For more information on the content of 2XMMp, please refer to XMM-NEWS#59 and the references therein.

Yours sincerely,
XMM-Newton SOC

XMM-Newton-NEWS

XMM-Newton-NEWS #60, 25-Aug-2006

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Access to 2XMMp and associated products through XSA v3.5