XMM-Newton-NEWS
XMM-Newton-NEWS #164, 13-Aug-2014
XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre at
ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre,
P.O. Box - Apdo. 78, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain
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Contents:
- XMM-Newton Users Handbook update for AO-14
- Documentation updated:
EPIC and RGS Calibration Status and XMM-Newton Background documents
- The X-ray Universe 2014: Presentations and posters available on-line
- XMM-Newton Science Workshop 2015: "The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion"
XMM-Newton Users Handbook update for AO-14
The XMM-Newton Users Handbook (UHB) has been updated to version 2.12
in preparation for the next Announcement of Opportunity (AO-14) which
will open shortly.
The UHB contains information on the instrumentation on board
XMM-Newton and serves as the main technical support document for
proposal preparation, based on which potential XMM-Newton users can
assess the technical feasibility of their planned observations.
The XMM-Newton Users Handbook is available on-line at
https://xmm-tools.cosmos.esa.int/external/xmm_user_support/documentation/uhb
Alternatively, pdf and postscript versions of the UHB can be
downloaded from the "XMM-Newton Proposer's Info and Manuals" portal at
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/documentation
Documentation updated:
EPIC and RGS Calibration Status and XMM-Newton Background documents
New versions of the following documents have been released:
XMM-Newton Conference "The X-ray Universe 2014":
Presentations and Posters available on-line
The XMM-Newton conference "The X-ray Universe 2014" was successfully
held in Dublin from 16th to 19th June 2014,
with 339 registered participants.
The conference web page
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2014-symposium/
is updated accordingly and provides, among other information, access
to online presentations and posters.
Abstracts are also available via ADS at
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-abs_connect?&ref_stems=2014xru..conf
XMM-Newton Science Workshop 2015: "The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion"
The XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre is organising a workshop in
the spring of next year:
"The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion"
8th - 10th June 2015
XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre at ESA's
European Space Astronomy Centre, Madrid, Spain
The First Announcement will be distributed in November 2014.
A preliminary web page is currently at
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2015-workshop/
Yours sincerely,
XMM-Newton SOC