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Proposal ID 069110
Title A time-resolved study of the injection of mass onto a dormant Supermassive Black
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-tsnpjt1
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. InJune 2010, as part of this program, we detected a flare from the opticallyquiescent galaxy SDSS J120136.02+300305.5 and monitored its evolution. Thesource flux decays at the rate predicted for returning tidal debris but withsurprisingly strong variations. A factor 50 flux reduction seen after 30 days,could be due to absorption by a super-Eddington outflow or may be caused by jetinstabilities. We propose to extend this program to find and monitor morecandidates and ultimately produce a small sample which can address the physics of tidal disruption events.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2012-12-15T13:09:20Z/2013-04-20T19:52:46Z
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 2014-05-04T00:00:00Z
Last Update 2025-01-27
Keywords "real time comparison", "time resolved", "tidal disruption events", "returning tidal debris", "SDSS", "tidal disruption", "XMM-Newton", "source flux decays", "ROSAT", "rate predicted", "flux reduction", "XMM", "super eddington outflow", "dormant supermassive black", "sky survey", "jet instabilities"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Mr Richard Saxton, 2014, '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-tsnpjt1