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Proposal ID 030457
Title Searching for Ionized Absorption in Large CIV Blueshift Quasars
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-k54cxmh
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Sarah Gallagher
Abstract We propose to observe three quasars with large CIV emission-line blueshifts toidentify and characterize their intrinsic absorption. XMM-Newton spectroscopywill provide a crucial test of the hypothesis that large CIV blueshift quasarsare viewed with an orientation angle close to the line-of-sight of a disk windproducing the UV emission lines. Of our three targets, two have already shownevidence for X-ray absorption from exploratory Chandra observations. The thirdtarget, PG 1259+593, offers the potential for the first detailed absorptionstudy of this class of quasar.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2006-04-20T13:32:10Z/2006-04-21T02:01:20Z
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 2007-05-19T00:00:00Z
Keywords "disk wind producing", "XMM", "exploratory chandra", "uv emission lines", "xmm newton spectroscopy", "xray absorption", "orientation angle close", "XMM-Newton", "pg 1259", "ionized absorption", "civ blueshift quasars"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Sarah Gallagher, 2007, 'Searching for Ionized Absorption in Large CIV Blueshift Quasars', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-k54cxmh