XMM-Newton Announcement of Opportunity: Policies and Procedures

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7.3.1 Observing Time Allocation Committee

All ``Open Time'' proposals will be reviewed by the OTAC. This committee is appointed by the Director of ESA's Scientific Programme. It is headed by a chairperson and consists of one to three panels for each of the following scientific categories:

  1. Stars, White Dwarfs and Solar System
  2. White Dwarf Binaries, Neutron Star Binaries, Cataclysmic Variables, ULXs and Black Holes
  3. Supernovae, Supernova Remnants, Diffuse (Galactic) Emission and Isolated Neutron Stars
  4. Galaxies and Galactic Surveys (1)
  5. Active Galactic Nuclei, Quasars and BL-Lac Objects
  6. Groups of Galaxies, Clusters of Galaxies and Superclusters
  7. Cosmology, Extragalactic Deep Fields and Large Extragalactic Areas


Each panel consists of 5 members (including the panel chairperson).


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