XMM-Newton Announcement of Opportunity: Policies and Procedures

Contents

• 1 Purpose and Schedule
• 2 Introduction
• 3 Observing Time
  • 3.1 Calibration Time
  • 3.2 Guaranteed Time
  • 3.3 Open Time
  • 3.4 Discretionary Time
  
  
• 4 Overview of Proposal Preparation, Submission and Selection
• 5 Specific Call Issues
  • 5.1 Remote Proposal System of XMM-Newton
  • 5.2 Proposal Types and Joint Programs
    • 5.2.1 Guest Observer
    • 5.2.2 Large Programs
    • 5.2.3 Very Large Programs
    • 5.2.4 Triggered Observations
    • 5.2.5 Targets of Opportunity
      • 5.2.5.1 Pre-planned Targets of Opportunity
      • 5.2.5.2 Unanticipated Targets of Opportunity
    • 5.2.6 Joint XMM-Newton/INTEGRAL Programme
    • 5.2.7 Joint XMM-Newton/Chandra Proposals
    • 5.2.8 Joint XMM-Newton/VLT(I) Proposals
  • 5.3 Observation of Large Areas
  • 5.4 Fixed-Time Observations
  • 5.5 Coordinated Observations
  • 5.6 Instrument Modes
  • 5.7 Source Visibility
  • 5.8 Feasibility of Observations
  • 5.9 Background Radiation
  • 5.10 Proposal Length and Figures
  • 5.11 Duplication and Reserved Observations
  • 5.12 Violation of Data Rights
  
  
• 6 Proposal Submission Procedure
  • 6.1 Proposers
    • 6.1.1 US Proposers
  • 6.2 Submission of Open Time Proposals
  
  
• 7 Proposal Evaluation and Selection
  • 7.1 Valid Proposals
  • 7.2 Proposal Handling at the Science Operations Centre
  • 7.3 Scientific Review
    • 7.3.1 Observing Time Allocation Committee
    • 7.3.2 Review Process and Selection Criteria
  
  
• 8 Enhancement, Scheduling and Observation
  • 8.1 Enhancement of accepted Observations
  • 8.2 Planning and Scheduling of accepted Observations
  • 8.3 Observation
  • 8.4 Success of Observations
  
  
• 9 Data Products
• 10 Data Rights and Publication