XMM-Newton SSC: About us / contacts

The SSC represents a consortium of 10 institutes in the ESA community, led by Prof Mike Watson at the University of Leicester and based within the X-ray and Observational Astronomy group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. A full description of the role of the SSC is given in Watson et al. 2001.

The SSC team includes investigators from ten institutions in five countries: France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK.

In addition there are five Associate Scientists from in Japan, China, the US and the UK.

  • Points of contact (POCs) for the 10 SSC Consortium institutes, Survey Scientist, Project Manager and Associate Scientists.
University of Leicester University of Leicester Mullard Space Science Laboratory Mullard Space Science Laboratory Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge CEA/DSM/DAPNA, Saclay CEA/DSM/DAPNA, Saclay CESR, Toulouse CESR, Toulouse Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg Observatoire astronomique de Strasbourg Max Planck Institut, Garching Max Planck Institut, Garching Astrophysiche Institut, Potsdam Astrophysiche Institut, Potsdam IFCA, Santander IFCA, Santander OAB, Milano OAB, Milano

SSC Consortium institutes

Map of Europe showing location of SSC Consortium institutes

[Leicester] [MSSL] [IoA] [Saclay] [Toulouse] [OAS] [MPE] [AIP] [IFCA] [OAB]