A complete survey of the Small Magellanic Cloud

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Galaxies, Galactic Surveys, Smc Survey 1, Smc Survey 2, Smc Survey 3, Smc Survey 4, Smc Survey 5, Smc Survey 6, Smc Survey 7, Smc Survey 8, Smc Survey 9, Smc Survey 10, Smc Survey 11, Smc Survey 12, Smc Survey 13, Smc Survey 14, Smc Survey 15, Smc Survey 16, Smc Survey 17, Smc Survey 18, Smc Survey 19, Smc Survey 20, Smc Survey 21, Smc Survey 22, Smc Survey 23, Smc Survey 24, Smc Survey 25, Smc Survey 26, Smc Survey 27, Smc Survey 28, Smc Survey 29, Smc Survey 30

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We propose EPIC observations to obtain a complete survey of the SMC down to a limiting point source luminosity of 2 x 10^33 erg/s. Its proximity makes the SMC the ultimate target for obtaining a complete inventory of SSSs, HMXBs and SNRs and to study the diffuse emission of the hot ISM. Most importantly, the high throughput of XMM-Newton will allow us to perform detailed spectral and temporal analyses of a large fraction of the sources. We will identify and/or classify fainter sources using hardness ratios, long-term variability, and source extent, together with information from other wavelength bands. Including the existing XMM-Newton data our observations will create a unique data set to study the star-formation history and its implications on the morphology of the ISM in the SMC.

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