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Name: Diagnostics of Intermediate Redshift Galaxies using Background Bl Lacs
Published: 2003-02-27T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	008414
Title	Diagnostics of Intermediate Redshift Galaxies using Background Bl Lacs
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0084140101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0084140501
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tqirkgl
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Brian McBreen
Abstract	We propose to use the featureless X-ray spectra of background BL Lacs asback-lighting continua to reveal absorption edges due to elements in theinterstellar medium of intervening galaxies at intermediate redshifts and hencemeasure the abundances of these elements. Three BL Lacs have been carefullyselected and are excellent candidates for EPIC on XMM. Redshifted absorptionlines are clearly visible in the simulated spectra, demonstrating thefeasibility of using this technique with XMM. We have observed two of thesources, MS0205+3509 and B2 1308+326 with ASCA through the ESA/Japanese program.However, the sensitivity of XMM is required for the program presented here.
Publications	XMM-Newton observations of the BL Lac MS 0205.7+3509: A dense low-metallicity absorber \|Watson D. McBreen B. et al. \| A&A \| 418-459 \| 2004 \| 2004A&A...418..459W \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2004A&A...418..459W Exploring the X-ray sky with the XMM-Newton bright serendipitous survey \|Della Ceca R. Maccacaro T. et al. \| A&A \| 428-383 \| 2004 \| 2004A&A...428..383D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2004A&A...428..383D Identifying XMM-Newton observations affected by solar wind charge exchange - Part II \|Carter J. A. Sembay S. \| A&A \| 527-115 \| 2011 \| 2011A&A...527A.115C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011A&A...527A.115C High-precision multi-band measurements of the angular clustering of X-ray sources \|Ebrero J. Mateos S. et al. \| A&A \| 500-749 \| 2009 \| 2009A&A...500..749E \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009A&A...500..749E The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey. V. The Second XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue \|Watson M. G. Schroder A. C. et al. \| A&A \| 493-339 \| 2009 \| 2009A&A...493..339W \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009A&A...493..339W Statistical evaluation of the flux cross-calibration of the XMM-Newton EPIC cameras \|Mateos S. Saxton R. D. et al. \| A&A \| 496-879 \| 2009 \| 2009A&A...496..879M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009A&A...496..879M The XMM Cluster Survey: optical analysis methodology and the first data release \|Mehrtens Nicola Romer A. Kathy et al. \| MNRAS \| 423-1024 \| 2012 \| 2012MNRAS.423.1024M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012MNRAS.423.1024M The XMM-Newton HBS28 sample: Studying the obscuration in hard X-ray selected AGNs \|Caccianiga A. Severgnini P. et al. \| A&A \| 416-901 \| 2004 \| 2004A&A...416..901C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2004A&A...416..901C Identifying XMM-Newton observations affected by solar wind charge exchange. Part I \|Carter J. A. 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Della Ceca R. et al. \| A&A \| 530-42 \| 2011 \| 2011A&A...530A..42C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011A&A...530A..42C An XMM-Newton Survey of the Soft X-ray Background. I. The O VII and O VIII Lines Between l = 120 and l = 240 \|Henley David B. Shelton Robin L. \| ApJS \| 187-388 \| 2010 \| 2010ApJS..187..388H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010ApJS..187..388H An All-Sky Atlas of Radio/X-ray Associations \|Flesch E. \| PASA \| 27-283 \| 2010 \| 2010PASA...27..283F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010PASA...27..283F Fe Kalpha line profile in AGNs: average shape and redshift dependence \|Mao Wei-Ming Hu Chen et al. \| RAA \| 10-905 \| 2010 \| 2010RAA....10..905M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010RAA....10..905M X-Ray Spectral Curvature of High-frequency-peaked BL Lac Objects: A Predictor for the TeV Flux \|Massaro F. Paggi A. et al. \| ApJ \| 739-73 \| 2011 \| 2011ApJ...739...73M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011ApJ...739...73M XMM-Newton and Swift observations of High Frequency Peaked BL Lacs in the TeV era \|Massaro F. Paggi A. et al. \| JPhCS \| 355-12012 \| 2012 \| 2012JPhCS.355a2012M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012JPhCS.355a2012M The XMM Cluster Survey: X-ray analysis methodology \|Lloyd-Davies E. J. Romer A. Kathy et al. \| MNRAS \| 418-14 \| 2011 \| 2011MNRAS.418...14L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011MNRAS.418...14L Exospheric solar wind charge exchange as seen by XMM-Newton \|Carter J. A. Semba S. \| AN \| 333-313 \| 2012 \| 2012AN....333..313C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012AN....333..313C The cosmological analysis of X-ray cluster surveys - II. Application of the CR-HR method to the XMM archive \|Clerc N. Sadibekova T. et al. \| MNRAS \| 423-3561 \| 2012 \| 2012MNRAS.423.3561C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012MNRAS.423.3561C Classification of X-Ray Sources in the XMM-Newton Serendipitous Source Catalog \|Lin Dacheng Webb Natalie A. \| ApJ \| 756-27 \| 2012 \| 2012ApJ...756...27L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012ApJ...756...27L An XMM-Newton Survey of the Soft X-Ray Background. II. An All-Sky Catalog of Diffuse O VII and O VIII Emission Intensities \|Henley David B. Shelton Robin L. \| ApJS \| 202-14 \| 2012 \| 2012ApJS..202...14H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012ApJS..202...14H The XMM-Newton serendipitous ultraviolet source survey catalogue \|Page M. J. Brindle C. et al. \| MNRAS \| 426-903 \| 2012 \| 2012MNRAS.426..903P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012MNRAS.426..903P Properties of the integrated spectrum of serendipitous 2XMM catalog sources \|Chaudhary P. Brusa M. et al. \| A&A \| 518-58 \| 2010 \| 2010A&A...518A..58C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2010A&A...518A..58C Rest-frame stacking of 2XMM catalog sources. Properties of the Fe Kalpha line \|Chaudhary P. Brusa M. et al. \| A&A \| 537-6 \| 2012 \| 2012A&A...537A...6C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012A&A...537A...6C Cluster scaling and its redshift evolution from XMM-Newton \|Finoguenov A. Bohringer H. et al. \| AdSpR \| 36-622 \| 2005 \| 2005AdSpR..36..622F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2005AdSpR..36..622F A systematic cross-search for radio/infrared counterparts of XMM- Newton sources \|Combi J. A. Albacete Colombo J. F. et al. \| Ap&SS \| 331-53 \| 2011 \| 2011Ap&SS.331...53C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011Ap&SS.331...53C The 2-8 keV cosmic X-ray background spectrum as observed with XMM-Newton \|De Luca A. Molendi S. \| A&A \| 419-837 \| 2004 \| 2004A&A...419..837D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2004A&A...419..837D High spectral resolution X-ray observations of AGN \|Kaastra J. S. \| AN \| 329-162 \| 2008 \| 2008AN....329..162K \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2008AN....329..162K Cross-calibration of the XMM-Newton EPIC pn and MOS on-axis effective areas using 2XMM sources \|Read A. M. Guainazzi M. \| A&A \| 564-75 \| 2014 \| 2014A&A...564A..75R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014A&A...564A..75R The diversity of quasars unified by accretion and orientation \|Shen Yue Ho Luis C. \| Natur \| 513-210 \| 2014 \| 2014Natur.513..210S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014Natur.513..210S Serendipitous UV source catalogues for 10 years of XMM and 5 years of Swift \|Yershov V. 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Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2001-02-14T07:06:41Z/2002-02-05T00:42:11Z
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	2003-02-27T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"background bl lacs", "japanese program", "EPIC", "intermediate redshifts", "intervening galaxy", "interstellar medium", "redshifted absorption lines", "bl lacs", "intermediate redshift galaxy", "XMM", "simulated spectra", "absorption edges", "lighting continua", "b2 1308", "featureless xray spectra"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Brian McBreen, 2003, 'Diagnostics of Intermediate Redshift Galaxies using Background Bl Lacs', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tqirkgl