XMM-Newton-NEWS


XMM-Newton-NEWS  #134,    09-May-2012

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Contents:



XMM-Newton AO-11 Long Term Plan

The scheduling of the eleventh cycle of XMM-Newton observations, AO-11, started on 1st May 2012 and is expected to finish at the end of April 2013.

On 8th May, the long-term scheduling plan for the AO-11 period has been released at:

     https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/long-term-plan

Principal Investigators of pending XMM-Newton observations can check this plan, especially if scheduling constraints were granted following the Time Allocation Committee recommendations.

Conference Announcement: XMM-Newton Science Workshop 2013

The XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre will be organising a workshop in the spring of next year, with the following subject, dates and venue:

The Fast and the Furious:
Energetic Phenomena in Isolated Neutron Stars,
Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Supernova Remnants

22nd - 24th May 2013

XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre at ESA's
European Space Astronomy Centre, Madrid, Spain

Aims and Scope of the Workshop:

High-energy observations have strongly changed our view of isolated neutron stars, the nebulae powered by the relativistic winds of energetic pulsars and the non-thermal emission from supernova remnants. The study of these objects in the last few years has taken advantage of a multiwavelength approach, thanks to the combination of powerful X-ray satellites, with facilities operating in the gamma-ray range and up to the highest energies covered by ground based Cherenkov telescopes.

The purpose of this Workshop is to discuss the most recent results on the high-energy phenomena occurring in isolated neutron stars and related objects like pulsar wind nebulae, supernova remnants and gamma-ray binaries.

The Workshop web page is available at:

     https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2013-workshop/

Details on the registration and abstract submission process as well as on important dates will be posted there in due time and announced in a future XMM-Newton Newsletter.

European Week of Astronomy and Space Science: Deadline for abstracts submission

ASTRO-H Special Session at the EWASS

As announced in a previous issue of this Newsletter (#132) a one-day Special Session will be devoted to the Japanese ASTRO-H mission on 3rd July 2012 at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS) in Rome, Italy.

Abstracts for contributed talks and posters can be submitted until 11th May 2012 on the following web page:

     http://www.isdc.unige.ch/astroh/ewass_sps8

EWASS 2012 - Symposium 4 The Galactic Plane Reloaded:
A Brand New Multiwavelength Milky Way from TeV to Mhz

The main aim of this Symposium is to bring together communities active in different topics and different ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum in Galactic Astronomy, to create synergies and maximize the power of multi-wavelength and multi-mission research to boost knowledge advancement.

Scientific Contributions are solicited in the form of oral presentations (15 minutes) and Posters. The deadline for abstract submission is 11th May 2012.

Information for abstract submission and financial support request is available on the Symposium 4 website

     http://herschel.ifsi-roma.inaf.it/mwgp/

Information regarding the EWASS 2012 Meeting venue and registration can be found at:

     http://www.ifsi-roma.inaf.it/ewass2012/



Yours sincerely,
XMM-Newton SOC