The XMM-Newton Slew Survey

dc.creatorRead, A. M.
dc.creatorSaxton, R. D.
dc.creatorEsquej, M. P.
dc.creatorFreyberg, M. J.
dc.creatorAltieri, B.
dc.date2005-06-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:17:58Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:17:58Z
dc.descriptionXMM-Newton, with the huge collecting area of its mirrors and the high quantum efficiency of its EPIC detectors, is the most sensitive X-ray observatory ever flown. This is strikingly evident during slew exposures, which, while yielding only at most 14 seconds of on-source exposure time, actually constitute a 2-10 keV survey ten times deeper than all other "all-sky" surveys. The current (April 2005) XMM archive contains 374 slew exposures which give a uniform coverage over around 10,000 square degrees (approx. 25% of the sky). Here we describe the results of pilot studies, the current status of the XMM-Newton Slew Survey, up-to-date results and our progress towards constructing a catalogue of slew detections in the full 0.2-12 keV energy band.
dc.description3 pages, 4 figures, XMM-Newton EPIC Consortium Meeting, Schloss Ringberg, Germany, April 2005, to appear in MPE Report
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0506380
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0506380
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/9318
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe XMM-Newton Slew Survey
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