Observations of luminous, high-redshift quasars in the submillimetre bandsuggest that a high fraction of these AGN coexist alongside powerful,dust-enshrouded star formation in their host galaxies. They thus bear all thehallmarks of youthful galaxies, inhabiting an environment rich in gas and dust.We propose to obtain sensitive XMM--Newton spectroscopy of high-redshift,submm-luminous quasars from our intensive, multiwavelength study. This willestablish whether there is any correlation between anomalous X-ray spectra (e.g.intrinsic absorption) and the presence of starbursts and/or large masses ofmolecular gas. This has significant implications for our understanding of therelation between the formation of AGN and their massive host galaxies.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2003-12-16T19:12:18Z/2004-01-04T03:53:27Z
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.
European Space Agency, Dr ROBERT PRIDDEY, 2005, 'X-RAY EXCAVATION OF SCUBA-LUMINOUS QUASARS', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-6jm9htm
