Abstract for Proposal 088395
Investigating hard X-ray transients in the Magellanic Cloud System
The Magellanic Clouds (MCs) harbour a large sample of Be/X-ray
binaries (BeXRBs) at a moderate distance with low Galactic foreground
absorption. In the course of the eROSITA all-sky surveys the MCs and the
Magellanic Bridge (MB) are scanned frequently. This provides the unique
opportunity to detect high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) systems during
outburst in the full Magellanic System (MS), as already demonstrated
during the first survey (eRASS1). To continue our AO19 program (which
covers eRASS2 and eRASS3), we propose five 20 ks triggered XMM-Newton
observations of new or unexplored HMXBs in the MS. Our goal is to study
their spectral and temporal properties, to continue the build-up of large
statistical samples of these sources in both clouds and in particular
in the MB.
Details on Observing Strategy and Trigger Criteria
HMXB in the Magellanic Cloud Sytem in outburst with luminosity exceeding
5x10E35 erg/s. Observation to be performed within 5 days after trigger.