X-ray Group - Space Projects

XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre

The SSC is an ESA-appointed consortium led by M.G. Watson (Leicester University) to support ground-segment activities for the XMM-Newton mission. The SSC is constituted by 10 european centres: University of Leicester (UK), Mullard Space Science Laboratory-UCL (UK), CEA-Saclay (France), Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg (France), CESR-Toulouse (France), Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Italy), Institute of Astronomy - Cambridge (UK), Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (Germany), Max Plank Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik (Germany), Instituto de Física de Cantabria CSIC-UC (Spain).
X.Barcons and F.J. Carrera are Co-Investigators of the SSC.

The X-ray Astronoy group at IFCA tasks inside the SSC are:

Development of Scientific Analysis Software (M.Ceballos is member of the SAS Working Group)

Screening of the pipeline processed products

Source identification : AXIS, XMS, etc. (X.Barcons, F.J. Carrera and M. Ceballos are members of the XID Working Group)

XEUS/IXO: International X-ray Observatory

In July 2008, the International X-ray Observatory (IXO) was announced to the astronomical community. IXO is a joint X-ray observatory with participation from ESA, NASA and JAXA. The IXO mission supersedes the XEUS mission concept.

"The International X-ray Observatory (IXO) is a next-generation facility designed to address some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary astrophysics and cosmology. Building on the accumulated knowledge acquired by the current (and previous) X-ray facilities IXO will address these primary goals":

The study of matter under extreme conditions:

Formation and evolution of galaxies, clusters and large scale structure

Life cycles of matter and energy

The X-ray astronomy group at IFCA is involved in the IXO project at various levels:

Astophysics with IXO:

We are mostly interested in the possibility of studying AGN evolution, the cosmic history of accretion onto black holes via X-ray spectroscopy of distant AGNs and the distribution of baryons in the intergalactic medium by means of high spectral resolution X-ray spectroscopy. X.Barcons and F.J. Carrera are members of the XEUS Astrophysics Working Group.

Towards an European Cryogenic Imaging Spectrometer (EURECA):

Our group has promoted the constitution of a Spanish consortium which participates in the design and construction of a prototype of a cryogenic imaging spectrometer working at soft X-ray energies and based on Transition Edge Sensors technology, under the lead of SRON. The institutes involved in the Spanish consortium are:

The specific tasks under the responsibility of this consortium are:

Development of new TES bi-layers
Design and construction of LC filters
Analysis software

			Participation in Space Projects
			XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre The SSC is an ESA-appointed consortium led by M.G. Watson (Leicester University) to support ground-segment activities for the XMM-Newton mission. The SSC is constituted by 10 european centres: University of Leicester (UK), Mullard Space Science Laboratory-UCL (UK), CEA-Saclay (France), Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg (France), CESR-Toulouse (France), Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Italy), Institute of Astronomy - Cambridge (UK), Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (Germany), Max Plank Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik (Germany), Instituto de Física de Cantabria CSIC-UC (Spain). X.Barcons and F.J. Carrera are Co-Investigators of the SSC. The X-ray Astronoy group at IFCA tasks inside the SSC are: Development of Scientific Analysis Software (M.Ceballos is member of the SAS Working Group) Screening of the pipeline processed products Source identification : AXIS, XMS, etc. (X.Barcons, F.J. Carrera and M. Ceballos are members of the XID Working Group)
			XEUS/IXO: International X-ray Observatory In July 2008, the International X-ray Observatory (IXO) was announced to the astronomical community. IXO is a joint X-ray observatory with participation from ESA, NASA and JAXA. The IXO mission supersedes the XEUS mission concept. "The International X-ray Observatory (IXO) is a next-generation facility designed to address some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary astrophysics and cosmology. Building on the accumulated knowledge acquired by the current (and previous) X-ray facilities IXO will address these primary goals": The study of matter under extreme conditions: Formation and evolution of galaxies, clusters and large scale structure Life cycles of matter and energy The X-ray astronomy group at IFCA is involved in the IXO project at various levels: Astophysics with IXO: We are mostly interested in the possibility of studying AGN evolution, the cosmic history of accretion onto black holes via X-ray spectroscopy of distant AGNs and the distribution of baryons in the intergalactic medium by means of high spectral resolution X-ray spectroscopy. X.Barcons and F.J. Carrera are members of the XEUS Astrophysics Working Group. Towards an European Cryogenic Imaging Spectrometer (EURECA): Our group has promoted the constitution of a Spanish consortium which participates in the design and construction of a prototype of a cryogenic imaging spectrometer working at soft X-ray energies and based on Transition Edge Sensors technology, under the lead of SRON. The institutes involved in the Spanish consortium are: Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona (CSIC). Contact: L. Fàbrega. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (CSIC-UNIZAR). Contact: A. Camón. Instituto de Microelectrónica de Madrid -CNM (CSIC). Contact: F. Briones. Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragon (UNIZAR): Contact: J. Sesé Instituto de Física de Cantabria (CSIC-UC). Contact: X. Barcons The specific tasks under the responsibility of this consortium are: Development of new TES bi-layers Design and construction of LC filters Analysis software Internal Page

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XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre

XEUS/IXO: International X-ray Observatory