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Name 040057
Title X-ray Emission from Seyfert 2 Galaxies with Low-Mass Black Holes
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-g6173wd
Author European Space Agency
Description We have recently identified the first sample of Seyfert 2 nuclei in hostgalaxies with stellar velocity dispersions smaller than 60 km/s, as a way todetect and study black holes with likely masses below 10^6 solar masses. Thesegalaxies are Type 2 analogs of dwarf Seyfert 1 galaxies such as NGC 4395 andPOX 52. We propose to obtain XMM exposures of four Seyfert 2 galaxies withstellar velocity dispersions in the range 25-47 km/s in order to (a) determineX-ray luminosities as part of an overall program to measure the SEDs of thesesources; (b) determine the amount of X-ray absorption to establish whether theseare obscured versions of NLS1 galaxies; (c) search for variability, which isexpected for AGNs with very low black hole masses.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2006-05-06T05:51:34Z/2006-11-25T18:49:46Z
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 2007-12-21T00:00:00Z
Keywords XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, 2007, X-Ray Emission From Seyfert 2 Galaxies With Low-Mass Black Holes, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-g6173wd