Name | 020426 |
Title | GALAXY FORMATION AND QSO ACTIVITY AT THE EPOCH OF REIONIZATION |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0204260101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mvcx5lc |
Author | Dr DUNCAN FARRAH |
Description | We propose deep XMM observations of a QSO at z=6.41. This QSO has one of the highest redshifts currently known, and is the most luminous and massive object known at z=6 or greater. Furthermore, unlike any other QSO at these redshifts, this QSO is detected in the sub-mm, indicating that the host galaxy is still forming. We will combine the X-ray and sub-mm data to obtain the first clear picture of the formation of a QSO and its host galaxy at the epoch of reionization. This picture will be used to study the onset and speed of reionization, to test competing large-scale structure models, and to examine the earliest formation stages of the first massive structures in the Universe. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2004-11-04T05:43:24Z/2004-11-04T12:57:00Z |
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 | 2005-12-07T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr DUNCAN FARRAH, 2005, 020426, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mvcx5lc |