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Proposal ID 008134
Title An XMM Mini-survey of Ultraluminous IR Galaxies
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-hlsff99
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Alberto Franceschini
Abstract We propose XMM observations of 11 ultra-luminous IRAS galaxies (ULIRG) recentlyobserved with ISO. The specific aim of our project is to test in hard X-ray thiswell defined, well studied sample of bright ULIRGs. The observation of the hardX-ray flux and of the FeK line properties will open a new prospective onimportant questions, like the understanding of the mechanism of primary energyproduction, the estimate of the X-ray emissivity of absorbed AGNs present in thenucleus and the evaluation of their contribution to the cosmic X-ray background.A physical knowledge of such local sources will be also crucially informativeabout the nature of their distant, high-z counterparts, likely to originate therecently discovered far-IR/sub-mm background.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2001-03-30T09:06:52Z/2002-11-19T11:43:30Z
Version 17.56_20190403_1200
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 2004-01-25T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "absorbed agns", "cosmic xray background", "ultraluminous ir galaxy", "hard xray", "crucially informative", "z counterparts", "sub mm background", "bright ulirg", "xmm mini survey", "xray emissivity", "fek line properties", "XMM", "hard xray flux", "physical knowledge", "primary energy production", "local sources"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Alberto Franceschini, 2004, 'An XMM Mini-survey of Ultraluminous IR Galaxies', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-hlsff99