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Proposal ID 0320081
Obs ID 03200810001
Title Probing Compton-thick Absorption: Simultaneous INTEGRAL/Astro E2 Observations of IGR J16318-4848
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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-7fo0o93
Author Wilms
Abstract We propose a 150 ksec INTEGRAL observation simultaneous to a 100 ksec Astro E2 observation of thestrongly absorbed (NH=2E24) Galactic X-ray binary IGR J16318-4848. The aim of this proposal is toperform a detailed study of Compton thick X-ray absorption in neutral or weakly ionized material. We willsearch for the curvature in the continuum above 10 keV caused by Compton downscattering in the absorber.The INTEGRAL data will also be important for the Fe line study with Astro E2 by allowing us to determine theshape of the continuum responsible for the fluorescence.
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Temporal Coverage 2006-08-13T19:27:39Z / 2006-08-15T20:36:20Z
Version 1.0
Mission Description The INTEGRAL (International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) mission, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on October 17, 2002, was designed to study high-energy phenomena in the universe. INTEGRAL was operating until february 2025 and it was equipped with three high-energy instruments: the Imager on Board the INTEGRAL Satellite (IBIS), the Spectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI), and the JEM-X (Joint European Monitor for X-rays). Its Optical Monitoring Camera (OMC) provided optical V-band magnitude measurements, complementing the high-energy observations.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/integral/helpdesk
Date Published 2025-03-25T09:54:32Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Wilms, 2025, 'Probing Compton-thick Absorption: Simultaneous INTEGRAL/Astro E2 Observations of IGR J16318-4848', 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-7fo0o93