A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name: Black hole soft X-ray transients in quiescence SSC_11
Published: 2004-09-17T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	011246
Title	Black hole soft X-ray transients in quiescence SSC_11
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0112460101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0112460201 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0112460301
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-zm9ri10
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Michael Watson
Abstract	GT-The defining property of a black hole is its event horizon through whichmatter and energy can rain in, but from which nothing can escape. Proof ofthe existence of event horizons is a foremost goal of astrophysics. However,the goal is an extraordinary challenge since no photon can reach us from thehorizon. We propose to establish the reality of event horizons bycomparing in quiescent X-ray novae the behaviour of accreting black holes tothe behaviour of accreting neutron stars. A by-product of this study will bea handle on the processes that transport angular momentum in accretion discs.Guided by earlier work and a new paradigm for accretion - the ADAFmodel - we propose to observe A0620-00 and GRO J1655-40.
Publications	XMM-Newton observations of two black hole X-ray transients in quiescence \|Hameury J.-M. Barret D. et al. \| A&A \| 399-631 \| 2003 \| 2003A&A...399..631H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2003A&A...399..631H 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-Newton EPIC background: Production of background maps and event files \|Read A. M. Ponman T. J. \| A&A \| 409-395 \| 2003 \| 2003A&A...409..395R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2003A&A...409..395R The XMM-Newton EPIC background and the production of background blank sky event files \|Carter J. A. Read A. M. \| A&A \| 464-1155 \| 2007 \| 2007A&A...464.1155C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2007A&A...464.1155C A new search strategy for microquasar candidates using NVSS/2MASS and XMM-Newton data \|Combi J. A. Albacete-Colombo J. F. \| A&A \| 477-125 \| 2008 \| 2008A&A...477..125C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2008A&A...477..125C A Search for New Galactic Magnetars in Archival Chandra and XMM-Newton Observations \|Muno M. P. Gaensler B. M. et al. \| ApJ \| 680-639 \| 2008 \| 2008ApJ...680..639M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2008ApJ...680..639M The Galactic plane at faint X-ray fluxes - I. Properties and characteristics of the X-ray source population \|Warwick R. S. Perez-Ramirez D. \| MNRAS \| 413-595 \| 2011 \| 2011MNRAS.413..595W \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011MNRAS.413..595W 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 Constraints on sterile neutrinos as dark matter candidates from the diffuse X-ray background \|Boyarsky A. Neronov A. et al. \| MNRAS \| 370-213 \| 2006 \| 2006MNRAS.370..213B \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2006MNRAS.370..213B 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 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 The XMM-Newton SSC survey of the Galactic plane \|Nebot Gomez-Moran A. Motch C. et al. \| A&A \| 553-12 \| 2013 \| 2013A&A...553A..12N \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013A&A...553A..12N The Galactic plane at faint X-ray fluxes - II. Stacked X-ray spectra of a sample of serendipitous XMM-Newton sources \|Warwick R. S. Byckling K. \| MNRAS \| 438-2967 \| 2014 \| 2014MNRAS.438.2967W \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014MNRAS.438.2967W 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 Tracing the Reverberation Lag in the Hard State of Black Hole X-Ray Binaries \|De Marco B. Ponti G. et al. \| ApJ \| 814-50 \| 2015 \| 2015ApJ...814...50D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015ApJ...814...50D The Million Optical - Radio/X-ray Associations (MORX) Catalogue \|Flesch Eric W. \| PASA \| 33-52 \| 2016 \| 2016PASA...33...52F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016PASA...33...52F Decaying fermionic warm dark matter and XENON1T electronic recoil excess \|Dutta Koushik Ghosh Avirup et al. \| PDU \| 33-100855 \| 2021 \| 2021PDU....3300855D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021PDU....3300855D Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang Yanxia Zhao Yongheng \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez Antonio C. \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-L101305 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j1305L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-103028 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j3028L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints \|De la Torre Luque Pedro Balaji Shyam \| ApJ \| 968-46 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...968...46D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2001-08-29T23:34:13Z/2002-03-19T02:27:30Z
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	2004-09-17T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"event horizon", "defining property", "a0620 00", "accretion discs", "quiescence ssc_11", "accreting blackhole", "transport angular momentum", "quiescent xray novae", "accreting neutron stars", "adaf model", "gro j1655", "event horizons"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Michael Watson, 2004, 'Black hole soft X-ray transients in quiescence SSC_11', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-zm9ri10