
| Proposal ID | 020465 |
| Title | COMPLETING THE X-RAY CENSUS OF NEARBY SEYFERT GALAXIES: OUR HIDDEN NEIGHBOURS |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0204650101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-5gjea8o |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr IAN GEORGE |
| Abstract | Consideration of the CfA sample of Seyfert galaxies reveals the suprising factthat only half the sample, well studied at most wavelengths, has been observedin the X-ray regime. It is likely these are absorbed sources, and it isimportant to observe these with XMM to redress our picture of low-z AGN. Whilemuch recent work has focussed on obscured AGN at high-z, obscured local sourcesare an important and neglected part of the luminosity function. These localsources also offer the opportunity to observe a level of detail in the X-rayspectra which is currently impossible to study in high-z sources. XMMobservations of local Seyferts complement those at other wavebands & testunification schemes. These sources may also hold secrets undetectable in the more distant counterparts. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2004-05-10T18:48:57Z/2005-01-07T04:37:14Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2006-02-10T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "absorbed sources", "local seyferts complement", "XMM", "xray regime", "hold secrets undetectable", "nearby seyfert galaxy", "xray spectra", "cfa sample", "luminosity function", "z sources", "obscured agn", "xray census", "distant counterparts", "test unification schemes", "hidden neighbours", "local sources", "low z agn", "obscured local sources", "seyfert galaxy reveals" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr IAN GEORGE, 2006, 'COMPLETING THE X-RAY CENSUS OF NEARBY SEYFERT GALAXIES: OUR HIDDEN NEIGHBOURS', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-5gjea8o |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |