A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name: XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS OF CYG X-1
Published: 2005-12-18T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	020276
Title	XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS OF CYG X-1
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0202760201 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0202760301 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0202760401 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0202760501
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yau6s0j
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr JOERN WILMS
Abstract	We propose five 10 ksec observations of Cyg X-1. We will use the RGS to studythe orbital variations of the focused stellar wind of Cyg X-1 using absorptionedge and line measurements for the five random orbital phases of theobservations, and complement these with optical spectroscopy. By modifying thelow energy threshold of the EPIC-pn to 2.2keV, we are able to accomodate thetelemetry limitations of XMM and observe the source in the timing mode of EPICpn. This change allows us to obtain a very high signal to noise CCD-resolutionspectrum of Cyg X-1, to measure energy resolved power spectra, time lags, andother timing quantities out to 100Hz, and interpret them with emission modelsfor black holes.
Publications	Probing the Environment of Accreting Compact Objects \|Hanke Manfred \| PhDT \| 0-9 \| 2011 \| 2011PhDT.........9H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011PhDT.........9H The broad iron Kalpha line of Cygnus X-1 as seen by XMM-Newton in the EPIC-pn modified timing mode \|Duro R. Dauser T. et al. \| A&A \| 533-3 \| 2011 \| 2011A&A...533L...3D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011A&A...533L...3D 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 Serendipitous UV source catalogues for 10 years of XMM and 5 years of Swift \|Yershov V. N. \| Ap&SS \| 354-97 \| 2014 \| 2014Ap&SS.354...97Y \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014Ap&SS.354...97Y An XMM-Newton view of FeKalpha in high-mass X-ray binaries \|Gimenez-Garcia A. Torrejon J. M. et al. \| A&A \| 576-108 \| 2015 \| 2015A&A...576A.108G \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015A&A...576A.108G 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 Revealing the broad iron Kalpha line in Cygnus X-1 through simultaneous XMM-Newton RXTE and INTEGRAL observations \|Duro Refiz Dauser Thomas et al. \| A&A \| 589-14 \| 2016 \| 2016A&A...589A..14D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016A&A...589A..14D Unity among Black Holes: Observational Similarities between Galactic Black Holes and Active Galactic Nuclei \|Wilms J. \| ChJAS \| 8-281 \| 2008 \| 2008ChJAS...8..281W \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2008ChJAS...8..281W
Instrument	EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2004-11-14T22:05:56Z/2004-12-03T00:05:48Z
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	2005-12-18T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"line measurements", "absorption edge", "EPIC", "cyg x", "black holes", "epic pn", "optical spectroscopy", "focused stellar wind", "time lags", "xmm newton", "random orbital phases", "low energy threshold", "telemetry limitations", "orbital variations", "XMM", "emission models"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr JOERN WILMS, 2005, 'XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS OF CYG X-1', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-yau6s0j