Proposal ID | 055506 |
Title | A time-resolved study of the injection of mass onto a dormant Supermassive Black |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0555060301 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mnj5kcw |
Principal Investigator, PI | Mr Richard Saxton |
Abstract | The near real-time comparison of XMM-Newton slew data with the ROSAT all-skysurvey gives an excellent opportunity to find black holes in the centres ofgalaxies, which are currently being fueled by the tidal disruption of a star.The intensive study of such a system, where the boundary conditions, i.e. therecent history of the nuclear radiation, are known, will provide sensitivediagnostics in several areas of the AGN phenomenon,which are at best ambiguouswhen viewed in a steady-state AGN. We propose to follow the dynamicalevolution of the accretion process by studying the X-ray, UV and opticalemission with regular observations to measure the evolution of the spectralcomponents. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2010-06-22T08:17:41Z/2010-12-23T05:20:17Z |
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 | 2012-01-25T00:00:00Z |
Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
Keywords | "real time comparison", "time resolved", "accretion process", "spectral components", "boundary conditions", "tidal disruption", "XMM-Newton", "agn phenomenon", "ROSAT", "nuclear radiation", "optical emission", "XMM", "dynamical evolution", "dormant supermassive black", "sky survey", "sensitive diagnostics" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Mr Richard Saxton, 2012, 'A time-resolved study of the injection of mass onto a dormant Supermassive Black', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mnj5kcw |