Probing the X-ray emission of supernovae 1995N and 2000P

Only 14 supernovae have been detected at Xray energies, mostly TypeIIn supernovae with strong circumstellar interaction. Studying theXray emission of Type IIn supernovae is of fundamental physicalimportance to understand the massloss history of the progenitor starand the distribution and composition of the ejecta and circumstellarmedium. We propose to perform two observations of the Type IInsupernova 1995N and the very promising interacting candidate 2000P toprobe the Xray emission mechanism. The excellent imaging and spectralcapabilities of XMMNewton provide an extraordinary opportunity toperform these observations and detect iron features in the spectra. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]