XMM-Newton-NEWS


XMM-Newton-NEWS  #141,    25-Sep-2012

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Contents:



Update of the BiRD Database

The Browsing Interface for RGS Data, BiRD, is now regularly updated with the more recent data, that are made available as they become public.

BiRD is an utility to browse and examine RGS data. Spectra can be selected through different parameters, such as date of observation, class of object or level of exposure. BiRD also provides some basic plotting and visualisation tools, both for the RGS spectra and spectral images, and for the EPIC-pn images taken in parallel. The database includes now 8000 spectra of 3500 different objects.

BiRD is available at the following URL:

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

ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science at ESAC: deadline extended to 15th October

The deadline for the current call for applications to ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science at ESAC (announced in issue #136 of this Newsletter) has been extended to
  15th October 2012

More information on the ESA Research Fellowship programme in Space Science, on the conditions and eligibility, as well as the application form can be found at:

     https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/science-faculty/research-fellowship

Due to a software glitch, some of the messages sent to the ESA scientists from that page may not have been delivered. Interested candidates are kindly requested to contact them again.


Yours sincerely,
XMM-Newton SOC