| Proposal ID | 050412 |
| Title | X-ray Environment of Radio Galaxy 4C 29.30 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0504120101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vlnderd |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Aneta Siemiginowska |
| Abstract | We propose to observe a radio galaxy, 4C 29.30 with XMM-Newton for 40ksec inorder to study (1) the spectral properties of the nucleus; and (2) search forX-ray emission associated with the radio halo surrounding this source. This lowredshift galaxy is embedded in a rich environment studied in optical and radiobands. The radio jets end just outside the host galaxy and this 60kpc structureis embedded in a ~600kpc radio halo. The good quality X-ray observations aremissing. A short ~8ksec Chandra archival data with a low S/N do not allow fordetailed analysis. Our new XMM-Newton observation will provide the best qualityX-ray spectra of the radio core. The large field of view of the XMM-Newton isrequired for studies of any large scale emission associated with the radio halo. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2008-04-11T09:33:36Z/2008-04-12T01:16:26Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2009-06-06T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "x ray", "scale emission", "spectral properties", "quality xray spectra", "XMM-Newton", "radio halo", "radio jets", "radiogalaxy 4c", "quality xray", "60kpc structure", "XMM", "radio core", "xmm newton", "xray emission", "chandra archival data", "low redshift galaxy", "radio bands", "600kpc radio halo" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Aneta Siemiginowska, 2009, 'X-ray Environment of Radio Galaxy 4C 29.30', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-vlnderd |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |