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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Search] [Main Index] [Thread Index] [HEASARC Archives] GSFC XMM-Newton GOF Status Report #358: XMM-Newton AO-19 Call for Proposals
Dear Colleague, 20-August-2019
NASA is pleased to call to the attention of members of the U.S. scientific
community the release by the European Space Agency (ESA) of the
Announcement of Opportunity (AO), "XMM-Newton Call for Observing
Proposals", soliciting Guest Observing proposals for the 19th cycle (AO-19)
observing program for ESA's X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton).
The subject Announcement solicits proposals for observations to be
performed during a 12-month period commencing in May 2020. Due to
the nature of the NASA-ESA bilateral agreement, only proposals from
scientists affiliated with U.S. institutions are solicited by this Letter; others
are advised to contact ESA directly. U.S. scientists may propose either as
Principal Investigators or as Co-Investigators on proposals with either
U.S. or non-U.S. (foreign PI proposals) PIs. The AO may be accessed
directly from ESA at the following address:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cosmos.esa.int_web_xmm-2Dnewton_ao19&d=DwICAg&c=ApwzowJNAKKw3xye91w7BE1XMRKi2LN9kiMk5Csz9Zk&r=PguJlcflNO5m9f6ywGg8-x574VwMOcd83ddSjun5t-k&m=f_FoJatgIIh2RO4_AodBNYLM0YM_T9JnSuD9TmRxTno&s=-WFXH17QbQjtp6lFm4-yDaDRaQ5zTuLbM1w9y52ErXM&e=
The XMM-Newton Guest Observer Facility (GOF) at the Goddard Space
Flight Center (GSFC) is the support center for XMM-Newton activities
in the U.S. Information of interest to U.S. observers, as well as general
project information, can be found at the following address:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xmm/xmmgof.html
A detailed description of the mission, including instrument capabilities and
additional information pertaining to the proposal preparation and submission
procedures, is also available via links from the XMM-Newton home page at
that address. (General questions concerning XMM-Newton and participation
by U.S. investigators should be addressed to xmmhelp@bigbang.gsfc.nasa.gov.)
ESA will be responsible for conducting a peer review of all submitted proposals,
including those from U.S. investigators, and determining the associated time
allocation. Current plans call for ESA to notify proposers and NASA of the
results of the peer review in mid-December 2019.
Based on the outcome of the 2019 Senior Review of Operating Missions, NASA
currently expects to allocate approximately $2.5 M for a Guest Observer (GO)
program to support the analysis, interpretation and publication of data
obtained by U.S. proposers who are granted Open Time observing on
XMM-Newton under AO-19. This level is comparable to the amount available for
the support of US GOs for AO-17 and AO-18. In light of existing budgetary
constraints, it is anticipated that only US PIs with Category "A" or "B" proposals
will be invited to apply for support from the US XMM-Newton GO program for
AO-19. Pending the results of the ESA selection of observing proposals submitted
to AO-19, NASA will issue an update to this DCL to inform US proposers of any
changes to the above.
For additional technical or programmatic information regarding U.S. participation
in the XMM-Newton mission, please contact:
Technical Information: Dr. Kim Weaver
Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 662
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Tel: (301) 286-4256
Kimberly.A.Weaver@nasa.gov
Programmatic Information: Dr. Stefan Immler
Astrophysics Division
300 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20546
Tel: 202-358-0615
Stefan.M.Immler@nasa.gov
Sincerely,
Dr. Stefan Immler
U.S. XMM-Newton Program Scientist
A service of the XMM-Newton GOF, NASA/GSFC
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