| Name | 005756 |
| Title | Searching for dust obscured AGNs in extremely red objects |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0057560301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-y8dbs6b |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | The nature of extremely red objects (EROs, R-K > 6) dicovered in deep optical and near-infrared imaging surveys is currently unknown. They could be either high redshift dusty starburst galaxies or old elliptical galaxies or dust obscured AGNs. We propose a pilot XMM observation of a small sample of EROs to search for the hard X-ray emission expected if these objects host hidden AGN. This is the most stringent test to verify or to discard the AGN hypothesis. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2001-08-09T03:04:21Z/2001-08-09T15:03:28Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2003-01-09T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2003, Searching For Dust Obscured Agns In Extremely Red Objects, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-y8dbs6b |