
| Proposal ID | 067030 | 
| Title | Hard X-ray spectra of nearby LIRGs from GOALS | 
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0670300101 | 
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-i0z3skw | 
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Kazushi Iwasawa | 
| Abstract | We propose XMM-Newton EPIC observations of six luminous infrared galaxies,selected from the GOALS sample. The targets are selected based on the 2-7 keVflux measured with snapshot Chandra observations, aiming to study their hardX-ray spectra and Fe line properties with XMM-Newton. This proposed follow- upobservations are essential to determine the AGN fraction in the nearby LIRGpopulation by minimizing the bias against heavily obscured AGN which generallyhave faint hard X-ray emission and a large throughput of XMM-Newton is requiredto examine its nature. | 
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 | 
| Temporal Coverage | 2012-01-16T13:18:23Z/2012-04-23T15:25:13Z | 
| 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 | 2013-05-12T00:00:00Z | 
| Last Update | 2025-08-04 | 
| Keywords | "XMM", "xmm newton epic", "XMM-Newton", "agn fraction", "luminous infrared galaxy", "hard xray spectra", "fe line properties", "xmm newton", "snapshot chandra", "EPIC", "nearby lirg population", "kev flux", "nearby lirgs", "heavily obscured agn" | 
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency | 
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Kazushi Iwasawa, 2013, 'Hard X-ray spectra of nearby LIRGs from GOALS', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-i0z3skw |