XMM-Newton, AO-3: Policies and Procedures

prepared by Norbert Schartel

• Purpose and Schedule
• Introduction
• Observing Time
  • Calibration Time
  • Guaranteed Time
  • Open Time
  • Discretionary Time
    • Targets of Opportunity
  
  
• Overview of Proposal Preparation, Submission and Selection
• Specific Call Issues
  • Remote Proposal System of XMM-Newton
  • Proposal Types and Joint Programs
    • Guest Observer
    • Triggered Observations
    • Joint XMM-Newton/Chandra Proposals
  • Planned Targets of Opportunity
  • Fixed-Time Observations
  • Coordinated Observations
  • Source Visibility
  • Feasibility of Observations
  • Proposal Length and Figures
  • Large Programs
  • Duplication and Reserved Observations
  • Violation of Data Rights
  
  
• Proposal Submission Procedure
  • Proposers
    • US Proposers
  • Submission of Open Time Proposals
  
  
• Proposal Evaluation and Selection
  • Valid Proposals
  • Proposal Handling at the Science Operations Centre
  • Scientific Review
    • Observing Time Allocation Committee
    • Review Process and Selection Criteria
  
  
• Enhancement, Scheduling and Observation
  • Enhancement of accepted Observations
  • Planning and Scheduling of accepted Observations
  • Observation
  • Success of Observations
  
  
• Data Products
• Data Rights and Publication