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Name: Testing Strong Gravity in Black Holes with XMM-Newton
Published: 2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	055411
Title	Testing Strong Gravity in Black Holes with XMM-Newton
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0554110201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tzrsjt1
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Joern Wilms
Abstract	We propose two 20ksec long Target of Opportunity observations on a bright (morethan 200mCrab) black hole transient in outburst, to study the relativistic FeKalpha line profile and its variability in such systems and to perform X-raytiming studies. Fe lines probe the innermost regions of accretion disks wherethe gravitational field is the most intense. To obtain a maximum signal to noiseratio in the line, these observations will be using the modified timing mode ofthe EPIC-pn cameras, recently employed successfully in observations of therelativistic line of Cygnus X-1. The accurate measurement of the line shape willthen lead to constraints on the black hole spin.
Publications	The early phase of a H1743-322 outburst observed by INTEGRAL, RXTE, Swift, and XMM/Newton \|Prat, L., Rodriguez, J., et al. \| A&A \| 494-21 \| 2009 \| 2009A&A...494L..21P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2009A&A...494L..21P Ubiquitous equatorial accretion disc winds in black hole soft states \|Ponti, G., Fender, R. P., et al. \| MNRAS \| 422-11 \| 2012 \| 2012MNRAS.422L..11P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012MNRAS.422L..11P Serendipitous UV source catalogues for 10 years of XMM and 5 years of Swift \|Yershov, V. N., \| Ap&SS \| 354-97 \| 2014 \| 2014Ap&SS.354...97Y \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014Ap&SS.354...97Y Tracing the Reverberation Lag in the Hard State of Black Hole X-Ray Binaries \|De Marco, B., Ponti, G., et al. \| ApJ \| 814-50 \| 2015 \| 2015ApJ...814...50D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015ApJ...814...50D Energy dependence of the band-limited noise in black hole X-ray binaries* \|Stiele, H., Yu, W., \| MNRAS \| 452-3666 \| 2015 \| 2015MNRAS.452.3666S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015MNRAS.452.3666S High ionisation absorption in low mass X-ray binaries \|Ponti, G., Bianchi, S., et al. \| AN \| 337-512 \| 2016 \| 2016AN....337..512P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016AN....337..512P The Reverberation Lag in the Low-mass X-ray Binary H1743-322 \|De Marco, Barbara, Ponti, Gabriele, \| ApJ \| 826-70 \| 2016 \| 2016ApJ...826...70D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016ApJ...826...70D Modelling the effect of absorption from the interstellar medium on transient black hole X-ray binaries \|Eckersall, A. J., Vaughan, S., \| MNRAS \| 471-1468 \| 2017 \| 2017MNRAS.471.1468E \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017MNRAS.471.1468E Energy-dependent timing studies of the low-hard state of black hole X-ray binaries with XMM-Newton \|Stiele, Holger, Kong, Albert K. H., \| AN \| 340-314 \| 2019 \| 2019AN....340..314S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019AN....340..314S Observations of X-ray reverberation around black holes \|De Marco, B., Ponti, G., \| AN \| 340-290 \| 2019 \| 2019AN....340..290D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019AN....340..290D The current state of disk wind observations in BHLMXBs through X-ray absorption lines in the iron band \|Parra, M., Petrucci, P. -O., et al. \| A&A \| 681-49 \| 2024 \| 2024A&A...681A..49P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024A&A...681A..49P
Instrument	EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2008-09-29T10:46:51Z/2008-09-29T16:55:59Z
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	2009-11-05T00:00:00Z
Keywords	"innermost region", "employed successfully", "relativistic line", "XMM", "xmm newton", "gravitational field", "fe lines probe", "perform xray", "200mcrab blackhole transient", "accretion dis", "line shape", "noise ratio", "maximum signal", "XMM-Newton", "cygnus x", "EPIC", "blackhole spin", "epic pn cameras"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Joern Wilms, 2009, 'Testing Strong Gravity in Black Holes with XMM-Newton', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tzrsjt1