| Name | 020377 |
| Title | THE IRON LINE PROFILES OF LUMINOUS AGN |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0203770101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vm9e4re |
| Author | Dr JAMES REEVES |
| Description | This proposal aims to measure the iron K line profiles in the brightest radio quiet quasars with XMM-Newton. Early XMM-Newton results suggest that the iron line profiles in luminous AGN differ considerably to those in Seyfert 1s, which could be linked to fundamental parameters such as accretion rate and black hole spin. Our aims are to resolve the profiles in all 3 quasars proposed, and determine how the broad line component and thus the accretion disc evolves with luminosity. We will also measure any narrow line component associated with more distant material, such as the torus. Finally we will determine whether a highly ionised outflow is present, which is now being detected in other luminous AGN, and may constitute a substantial fraction of the overall energy budget. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2004-07-14T07:29:03Z/2004-12-20T09:44:08Z |
| 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 | 2006-02-18T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2006-02-18T00:00:00Z, 020377, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vm9e4re |