Accretion is recognized to play a significant role in galaxy evolution. Theorypredict the existence of deeply buried AGN. The cosmic X-ray background stronglysupports the existence of very absorbed, Compton-thick AGN; however, very few ofthem have been detected in hard X-ray surveys. We propose to observe 6 very goodCompton-thick candidates detected in the deepest extragalactic survey performedby INTEGRAL. These sources have been confirmed in short Chandra observations.Their hard-to-medium X-ray flux ratios are larger by a factor 5-10 than thoseexpected for an unabsorbed, G=1.9 power law. These observations will verystrongly constrain the fraction of Compton-thick AGN at the faintest hard X-rayfluxes, making a stringent test of X-ray background synthesis models.
Publications
An XMM-Newton Survey of the Soft X-Ray Background. II. An All-Sky Catalog of Diffuse O VII and O VIII Emission Intensities |Henley, David B., Shelton, Robin L., | ApJS | 202-14 | 2012 | 2012ApJS..202...14H | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2012ApJS..202...14H
A new sample of X-ray selected narrow emission-line galaxies. II. Looking for True Seyfert 2 |Pons, E., Watson, M. G., | A&A | 594-72 | 2016 | 2016A&A...594A..72P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016A&A...594A..72P
Searching for gamma-ray signature in WHSP blazars. Fermi-LAT detection of 150 excess signal in the 0.3-500 GeV band |Arsioli, B., Chang, Y.-L., | A&A | 598-134 | 2017 | 2017A&A...598A.134A | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2017A&A...598A.134A
The Solar Cycle Temporal Variation of the Solar Wind Charge Exchange X-Ray Lines |Qu, Zhijie, Koutroumpa, Dimitra, et al. | ApJ | 930-21 | 2022 | 2022ApJ...930...21Q | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022ApJ...930...21Q
The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII, O VIII, and Fe L-shell Transitions |Pan, Zeyang, Qu, Zhijie, et al. | ApJS | 271-62 | 2024 | 2024ApJS..271...62P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P
Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton |Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, | PhRvD | 109-L101305 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j1305L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L
Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae |Luque, Pedro De la Torre, Balaji, Shyam, | PhRvD | 109-103028 | 2024 | 2024PhRvD.109j3028L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L
Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints |De la Torre Luque, Pedro, Balaji, Shyam, | ApJ | 968-46 | 2024 | 2024ApJ...968...46D | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2009-06-15T06:59:01Z/2009-07-14T15:25:27Z
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.
European Space Agency, Dr Stephane Paltani, 2010, 'New local Compton-thick AGN from the deepest INTEGRAL survey', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-h57gx2c
