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XMMABSTVIEW - XMM-Newton Proposal Abstracts

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Overview

This database table contains a subset of the information from the XMMAO database table. It is used simply as a convenient method of displaying the abstracts for the XMM-Newton targets when linked from XMMMASTER.

For complete and authoritative information on the XMM-Newton mission, policies, and data archive, refer to the web pages of the European Space Agency's (ESA's) XMM-Newton Science Operations Center at http://xmm.esac.esa.int/ and of NASA's XMM-Newton Guest Observer Facility at http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xmm/xmmgof.html


References

This database table was created based on information available at the European Space Agency at the following URL:
   http://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/otac-results
and at the GSFC XMM-Newton GOF at the URL:
   http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xmm/xmmhp_archive.html

Provenance

This database table was last updated by the HEASARC in December 2023 to include the AO-23 proposals.

Parameters

PNo
The proposal number corresponding to the target. This field is left blank for calibration targets.

Target_ID
The unique target identifier comprised of the proposal number concatenated with a two-digit target number corresponding to the target in the specified proposal. This field is only present for targets from AO-2 onwards.

Title
The title of the proposal associated with the target. Note that some titles are missing for proposals in AO-1 through AO-4.

Abstract
The abstract of the proposal associated with the target. Note that some abstracts are missing for proposals in AO-1 and AO-2.


Contact Person

Questions regarding the XMMABSTVIEW database table can be addressed to the HEASARC Help Desk.
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Last Modified: Thursday, 14-Dec-2023 16:43:48 EST