XMM-Newton mission and Media Lario XMM-Newton image of GRS 1758-258.
It's purpose is to generate realistic simulated science data for a wide range of observational scenarios. The XMM Newton Satellite carries three telescopes to measure x-rays generated from extremely violent events from distant celestial objects. The selection of XMM-Newton observations for processing in the 2XMM catalogue pipeline is based on the desire to re-process all available observations with the latest available data processing system and calibration data. For XMM the leak specification was required to be less than 1 bar per month so that there was no chance that the door would open in an unplanned way. Prime contractor Dornier (part of DASA) Platform Mass at launch ~ 4000 kg Mass in orbit Dry mass 3234 kg Dimension 10 m long x 4 m diameter Solar array Stabilization DC power Design lifetime 10 years Credit: ESA. XMM instruments and their specifications are in blue, while the specifications that are most useful for a given study are in orange.
CHANDRA Telescope Specifications Optics Wolter-1 Mirror … XMM Newton Telescope Specifications Telescope focal length 7500 mm Number of mirrors per telescope 58 Outer mirror radius 350 mm ... In-flight on-axis PSF of the XMM-Newton telescopes Mirror Module Number 2 (pn) 3 (MOS1+RGS1) 4 (MOS2+RGS2) 1.5 keV 8 keV 1.5 keV 8 keV 1.5 keV 8 keV FWHM (arcsec) 6.6 6.6 6.0 5.1 4.5 4.2 .
Because the pressure depends on temperature, temperatures had to be monitored to a tenth of a degree so that a small drop in ambient temperature was not confused with a small leak.
The simulator does not generate the engineering and housekeeping data associated with observations. The XMM-Newton Science Simulator -called SciSim- is a simulator for the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory. XMM-Newton with its three telescope modules is the most sensitive imaging X-ray observatory in the 250 eV to 12 keV energy range ever flown. This is a small leak rate. Description: 11 Feb 1998: The XMM spacecraft standing upside down in the clean room at ESA's ESTEC facility. The XMM Satellite has been placed in a highly eccentric orbit reaching about one third of the distance to the moon, allowing the telescopes and detectors to operate unencumbered from the earth’s atmosphere with unprecedented sensitivity.
Specifications. All observations that have a public release date prior to … The combination of the CCD cameras, grating spectrometer, and high angular resolution replicated nickel mirrors with gold coating provides exceptional spectral and imaging capabilities to study astrophysical sources.