
| Proposal ID | 020686 |
| Title | AN XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATION OF IRAS 17020+4544 : A HOST OF DUSTY WARM ABSORBER |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0206860101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0ngu6tz |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr CHIHO MATSUMOTO |
| Abstract | The narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy IRAS~17020+4544 shows evidence for a warmabsorber in low-resolution X-ray spectra, and its high polarization suggeststhat it is dusty. We propose an observation of IRAS~17020+4544 in order todiagnose the nature of dusty warm absorbers, and also to investigate thepossible link between the presence of high polarization and the lower-ionizationwarm absorber. This source is also of interest in the iron K-line, which wassuggested to be broad, strong and ionized. We also aim to investigate the ironK-features with the EPIC. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2004-08-30T11:54:05Z/2004-09-05T17:29:20Z |
| 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 | 2006-07-08T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "warm absorber", "dusty warm absorbers", "dusty warm absorber", "EPIC", "XMM", "galaxy iras", "xmm newton", "iras 17020", "narrow line seyfert" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr CHIHO MATSUMOTO, 2006, 'AN XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATION OF IRAS 17020+4544 : A HOST OF DUSTY WARM ABSORBER', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-0ngu6tz |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |