XMM-Newton-NEWS

Contents:

• "The X-ray Mysteries of Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs" deadline for abstract submission: Friday, 23rd February 2024
• Anticipated timeline for next XMM-Newton Announcement of Oportunity: AO-24
• XMM-Newton Users' Group: minutes of meeting available
• New Helpdesk interface

"THE X-RAY MYSTERIES OF NEUTRON STARS AND WHITE DWARFS" DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: FRIDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY 2024

As announced in a previous issue of the XMM-Newton Newsletter, the XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre is organising the astrophysical workshop "The X-ray Mysteries of Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs" from 5th to 7th June 2024.

We take the opportunity to remind of the deadline for abstract submission and other important dates:

• Abstracts for oral and poster presentations can be submitted via the Workshop Web page, or directly following this link.
• Registration is free of charge. You can register using this form.
• Local Organising Committee Contact: xmmws2024@esa.int
• Up-to-date information is always available via the Workshop Web page
  https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2024-workshop

ANTICIPATED TIMELINE FOR NEXT XMM-NEWTON ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY: AO-24

The planned key milestones for the Twenty-fourth XMM-Newton "Announcement of Opportunity" have been established. Within this AO-24 a new call to submit proposals for observations to be performed with the XMM-Newton observatory will be issued.

To be prepared for this, please find below the anticipated timeline:

For approved proposals only:

The official "Announcement of Opportunity" will be duly announced and posted on the XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre Home Page.

XMM-NEWTON USERS' GROUP: MINUTES OF MEETING AVAILABLE

The minutes of the XMM-Newton Users' Group Meeting #24, that took place on May 10th and 11th 2023, are available at

NEW HELPDESK INTERFACE

We are pleased to announce the availability of the new XMM-Newton HelpDesk Interface, at

This service is open to individuals having a Cosmos account (the one used to access the XMM Science Archive, XSA, and the Phase I of Proposal Submission, XIPS).

Questions submitted through this form are by default public. They can be made private selecting that option in the "Visibility" drop-down menu at the bottom of the page.

Scientists not registered in Cosmos can send their requests only via e-mail to xmmhelp@sciops.esa.int. Questions submitted by e-mail are private.

Currently there are a few or no questions available as public due to the recent opening of the form. As the form becomes more widely used, we anticipate that it will be beneficial to search for similar questions before submitting your own.

Registration in Cosmos can be done via this url:

Yours sincerely,

XMM-Newton SOC