XMM-NEWTON XMM-LSS  

First Images

First XMM pointings of the survey obtained during the Guaranteed Time part of the programme owned by the Liège/Milano/Saclay groups.
(Images produced by I. Valtchanov, Saclay)


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This preliminary mosaic in true X-ray colours is a fraction of the central deeper 2 sq.deg. area; red: soft sources (<2 keV), blue: hard sources (>2 keV). The individual images have a diameter of 25' and the exposure time is 20 ks on each field.


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Same image in the [0.5-2] keV band. The source density is found to be ~ 600 / deg2.
(Valtchanov et al 2002, in preparation).

[Based on observations obtained with the XMM-Newton observatory, an ESA science mission with instruments and contributions directly funded by ESA Member States and the USA (NASA).]


XMM-NEWTON : Large Scale Structure Survey : First Results
Web Pages : Alain Detal, Jan 2003.