| Name | 014554 |
| Title | Is there an Obscured AGN in the Normal Galaxy IRASF01063-8034 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0145540101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wfa0q85 |
| Author | Dr Lincoln Greenhill |
| Description | Surveys resolve substantial fractions of the hard cosmic X-ray background into individual sources, but the accounting is incomplete. We have indirectly detected an AGN in an edge-on, optically "normal" galaxy via the observation of water megamaser emission, which elsewhere exists exclusively in type-2 AGN. We propose a 33 ksec EPIC observation to confirm spectroscopically the presence of an AGN in IRASF01063-8034. Detection would support arguments that nearby galaxies could contain previously unrecognized AGN, with bearing on the origin of the hard X-ray background. Detection would also suggest radio surveys of edge- on systems, looking for masers, would usefully supplement X-ray surveys. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2003-04-21T02:02:38Z/2003-04-21T10:44:33Z |
| 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 | 2004-05-17T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2004-05-17T00:00:00Z, 014554, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wfa0q85 |