GSFC XMM-Newton GOF Status Report #189: XMM-NEWTON NEWS #103

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_/           XMM-NEWTON  NEWS   #103   ---  02-Feb-2010           _/
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              XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre at
               ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre,
 P.O. Box - Apdo. 78, 28691 Villanueva de la Canada, Madrid, Spain

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Contents:

  - XMM-Newton Workshop "Ultra-Luminous X-ray sources and Middle
    Weight Black Holes": registration and abstract submission open
  - Update of the EPIC Calibration Status Document
  - Conference announcement: IXO Science Meeting


XMM-Newton Workshop "Ultra-Luminous X-ray sources and Middle Weight
Black Holes": registration and abstract submission open
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As announced in issue #95 of the XMM-Newton Newsletter, the XMM-Newton
Science Operations Centre is organising an astrophysical workshop from
Monday the 24th to  Wednesday the 26th of  May 2010 at the  XMM-Newton
Science Operations Centre in Madrid, Spain.

The  aim  of  the  workshop  is  to explore  the  physical  nature  of
Ultra-Luminous   X-ray  sources   (ULXs)  and   their   connection  to
intermediate mass  black holes  (IMBHs). Theorists and  observers from
the cosmology, X-ray,stellar dynamics, and AGN communities are invited
to explore topics  of common interest, review new  and recent results,
and discuss  the impact of  upcoming observatories and  space missions
for black hole research.

Registration and abstract submission for this workshop is now open.

Deadline for abstract submission is Thursday, the 18th of March 2010.

More information is available at the workshop website at:

http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_science/workshops/2010_science/


Update of the EPIC Calibration Status Document
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An update of the EPIC Calibration Status Document is now available on
the the XMM-Newton Calibration Portal at:

http://xmm2.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_sw_cal/calib/

Please,  refer to  Section 3  of this  document for  a history  of its
recent changes.


Conference announcement: IXO Science Meeting
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The "IXO  Science Meeting" will be held  from the 27th to  the 29th of
April in Paris.

The  International X-ray Observatory  (IXO), a  joint mission  of ESA,
NASA  and  JAXA, combines  a  large  X-ray  mirror with  powerful  new
instrumentation  that  will explore  the  high  energy Universe.   The
purpose  of  this  workshop  is  to gather  together  members  of  the
astronomical community with an interest in IXO, to discuss the science
we expect to be enabled by  the mission and identify new science goals
and drivers.  As well as summarising the current status of the project
following  the decadal  survey in  the  US activies  and the  on-going
studies in Europe, topics to be covered include:

- Review  (and  update if  necessary)  of  the  science goals  of  IXO
- Gathering  further science  topics that  could be  addressed  by IXO
within current  payload baseline.
- Discussion of  synergies with  other planned or proposed facilities,
e.g. JWST,  EUCLID,  SPICA, ELTs,  ALMA,  SKA,...
- Discussion of the timetable for presenting IXO to the Cosmic Vision
down  selection  process  of  ESA,  and  ensuring  feedback from  the
community to support IXO through the mission selection.

Deadline for abstract submission is the 15th of March 2010.

More information is available at the IXO workshop website at:

http://ixomeeting.cesr.fr/



Yours sincerely,
XMM-Newton SOC

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