Proposal ID | 050007 |
Title | Monitoring of Ultraluminous X-ray sources in the Antennae Galaxies |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0500070201 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wyug14j |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Hua Feng |
Abstract | Spectral state transitions are a key signature of black hole binaries (BHBs) andreflect the properties of the accretion flow and the central compact object.They have been systematically studied in Galactic BHBs and found to followwell-defined patterns. Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) are eitherintermediate-mass black holes or a special class of stellar-mass black holes,and should follow a set pattern of spectral evolution which is essentiallyassociated with their natures. We propose 6 XMM observations of the Antennaegalaxies (NGC 4038/4039) with an exposure of 20 ksec each and at intervals ofweeks to months to see if state transitions of ULXs have the same, or different,pattern as Galactic BHBs. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2007-06-09T08:12:37Z/2007-12-27T04:30:33Z |
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 | 2009-03-15T00:00:00Z |
Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
Keywords | "blackhole binary bhbs", "key signature", "intermediate mass blackhole", "spectral evolution", "set pattern", "special class", "galactic bhbs", "NGC 4038", "XMM", "defined patterns", "antennae galaxy", "central compact object", "ultraluminous xray sources", "accretion flow" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Hua Feng, 2009, 'Monitoring of Ultraluminous X-ray sources in the Antennae Galaxies', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-wyug14j |