GSFC XMM-Newton GOF Status Report #275: XMM-NEWTON NEWS #164

[Newsletter for users of the XMM-Newton mission <xmmnews@lists.nasa.gov>]

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             XMM-NEWTON NEWS #164    ---    13-Aug-2014

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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 Users Handbook update for AO-14

- Documentation updated:
  EPIC and RGS Calibration Status and XMM-Newton Background documents

- The X-ray Universe 2014: Presentations and posters available on-line

- XMM-Newton Science Workshop 2015: "The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion"



XMM-Newton Users Handbook update for AO-14
==========================================

The XMM-Newton Users  Handbook (UHB) has been updated  to version 2.12
in preparation for the  next Announcement of Opportunity (AO-14) which
will open shortly.

The  UHB   contains  information  on  the   instrumentation  on board
XMM-Newton  and serves  as  the main  technical  support document for
proposal preparation,  based on  which potential XMM-Newton  users can
assess the technical feasibility of their planned observations.

The XMM-Newton Users Handbook is available on-line at

http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_user_support/documentation/uhb

Alternatively,  pdf  and  postscript   versions  of  the  UHB can  be
downloaded from the "XMM-Newton Proposer's Info and Manuals" portal at

http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_user_support/documentation



Documentation updated:
EPIC and RGS Calibration Status and XMM-Newton Background documents
===================================================================

New versions of the following documents have been released:

- EPIC Calibration Status
- RGS Calibration Status

available from the XMM-Newton Calibration Portal at

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


- The Behaviour of the XMM-Newton Background

available from the XMM-Newton Background Analysis page at

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



XMM-Newton Conference "The X-ray Universe 2014":
Presentations and Posters available on-line
================================================

The XMM-Newton  conference "The X-ray Universe  2014" was successfully
held  in Dublin  from  16th to  19th  June 2014,  with 339 registered
participants.

The conference web page

http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_science/workshops/2014symposium/

is updated  accordingly and provides, among  other information, access
to online presentations and posters.

Abstracts are also available via ADS at

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-abs_connect?&ref_stems=2014xru..conf



XMM-Newton Science Workshop 2015: "The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion"
========================================================================

The XMM-Newton  Science Operations Centre is organising  a workshop in
the spring of next year:

              "The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion"

                        8th - 10th June 2015

          XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre at ESA's
          European Space Astronomy Centre, Madrid, Spain

The First Announcement will be distributed in November 2014.

A preliminary web page is currently at

http://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_science/workshops/2015_science/



Yours sincerely,

XMM-Newton SOC

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