
| Proposal ID | 001314 |
| Title | Studying the iron line complex in the bright Seyfert galaxy NGC 5506 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0013140101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-b6xowoq |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Giorgio Matt |
| Abstract | We propose a 30 ks observation with XMM of the bright Seyfert galaxiesNGC5506. The main goal is to study in detail the iron line complex.BeppoSAX observations suggest the presence of a narrow component besidesthe relativistic one. The proposed XMM observation will permit to disentanglethe two components with great accuracy.By products of the proposed observation are: spatial and spectral analysis ofthe soft excess, which will possibly clarify its nature; variability studies,which in principle can shed light on the primary emission mechanism. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-02-02T22:01:45Z/2002-01-09T21:29:35Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2003-01-25T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "BeppoSAX", "narrow component besides", "shed light", "spectral analysis", "primary emission mechanism", "soft excess", "XMM", "NGC 5506", "iron line complex" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Giorgio Matt, 2003, 'Studying the iron line complex in the bright Seyfert galaxy NGC 5506', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-b6xowoq |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |