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Name: A Search for Unusual X-ray Properties in High-z, High-Accretion Rate Quasars
Published: 2006-12-01T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	030238
Title	A Search for Unusual X-ray Properties in High-z, High-Accretion Rate Quasars
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sprdm6g
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Ohad Shemmer
Abstract	We propose to observe four of the most luminous quasars known, which haveextremely high accretion rates and are at redshift ~2-3, using XMM-Newton EPICPN and MOS with a total integration time of 135 ksec. We will obtain accuratemeasurements of the spectral slope in the quasars ~1.5-20 keV rest-frame bandand look for X-ray variations. Our prime goal is to test whether the X-rayspectral slope is an accretion-rate indicator for all AGN. Steep X-ray spectralslopes may identify our sources as the long sought high-redshift analogs ofnarrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies.
Publications	The XMM-Newton serendipitous survey. V. The Second XMM-Newton serendipitous source catalogue \|Watson M. G. Schroder A. C. et al. \| A&A \| 493-339 \| 2009 \| 2009A&A...493..339W \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009A&A...493..339W Statistical evaluation of the flux cross-calibration of the XMM-Newton EPIC cameras \|Mateos S. Saxton R. D. et al. \| A&A \| 496-879 \| 2009 \| 2009A&A...496..879M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009A&A...496..879M The XMM Cluster Survey: optical analysis methodology and the first data release \|Mehrtens Nicola Romer A. Kathy et al. \| MNRAS \| 423-1024 \| 2012 \| 2012MNRAS.423.1024M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012MNRAS.423.1024M Can the Soft X-Ray Opacity Toward High-redshift Sources Probe the Missing Baryons? \|Behar Ehud Dado Shlomo et al. \| ApJ \| 734-26 \| 2011 \| 2011ApJ...734...26B \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2011ApJ...734...26B The Hard X-Ray Spectral Slope as an Accretion Rate Indicator in Radio-quiet Active Galactic Nuclei \|Shemmer Ohad Brandt W. N. et al. \| ApJ \| 646-29 \| 2006 \| 2006ApJ...646L..29S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2006ApJ...646L..29S Statistics of relativistically broadened Fe Kalpha lines in AGN \|Guainazzi M. 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Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2005-07-05T07:13:35Z/2005-11-01T06:25:41Z
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	2006-12-01T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"accretion rate", "EPIC", "spectral slope", "XMM-Newton", "accretion rate quasars", "xray properties", "accretion rates", "total integration time", "redshift analogs", "narrow line seyfert", "xray spectral slope", "xray variations", "XMM", "luminous quasars", "xray spectral slopes"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Ohad Shemmer, 2006, 'A Search for Unusual X-ray Properties in High-z, High-Accretion Rate Quasars', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sprdm6g