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Proposal ID 030609
Title Probing flows in and out of Mrk509 with Iron absorption lines
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-pfh8ae3
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Massimo Cappi
Abstract We propose a 200 ks observation of the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 with XMM toprobe the dynamics of the accretion and ejection of material onto its BH. Mrk509 is the best target for these studies because i) it is unique in showing twonarrow absorption lines at virgul5.4 keV and virgul8.2 keV, and ii) it is bright enough(F(2-10)virgul2-5x10e-11 erg /cm2/s) to allow time-resolved spectral studiesnecessary to follow the time evolution of these transient (timescale virgul20 ks)features. One exciting possibility for the origin of these lines is that we areprobing highly ionized Iron in absorbing clouds with inward and outwardvelocities of virgul0.2c. Our goal is to characterise the geometry, kinematics(velocities) and, most importantly, dynamics (velocities variations) of the absorbing material.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2005-10-16T06:54:17Z/2006-04-26T15:21:38Z
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 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z
Keywords "galaxy mrk 509", "mrk 509", "outward velocities", "transient timescale", "XMM", "ionized iron", "narrow absorption lines", "absorbing material", "kinematics velocities", "absorbing clouds", "probing flows", "time resolved spectral", "dynamics velocities variations", "time evolution", "iron absorption lines"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Massimo Cappi, 2007, 'Probing flows in and out of Mrk509 with Iron absorption lines', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-pfh8ae3