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Name: Measuring Black Hole Spins: ToO Observations of a Black Hole Transient
Published: 2013-10-18T00:00:00Z
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo

Proposal ID	069302
Title	Measuring Black Hole Spins: ToO Observations of a Black Hole Transient
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0693020301
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-j59dax0
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Joern Wilms
Abstract	We propose two 20 ksec long Target of Opportunity observations of a bright blackhole transient in outburst, to study the relativistic Fe Kα line profileand its variability in such systems, and to perform X-ray timing studies. Felines probe the innermost regions of accretion disks where the gravitationalfield is the most intense. To obtain a maximum signal to noise ratio in theline, these observations will be using the modified timing mode of the EPIC-pncameras, recently employed successfully in observations of the relativistic lineof Cygnus X-1. The accurate measurement of the line shape will then lead toconstraints on the black hole spin.
Publications	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 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 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 The accretion discs of transient X-ray binaries \|Eckersall Alexander James \| PhDT \| 0-57 \| 2018 \| 2018PhDT........57E \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2018PhDT........57E
Instrument	EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2012-09-28T22:50:00Z/2012-09-29T09:36:57Z
Version	21.51_20241115_1113
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	2013-10-18T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2026-07-09
Keywords	"blackhole spins", "epic pn cameras", "innermost region", "perform xray", "line profile", "accretion dis", "gravitational field", "maximum signal", "EPIC", "noise ratio", "relativistic line", "employed successfully", "cygnus x", "&# 945", "line shape", "bright blackhole transient", "blackhole transient", "fe lines probe", "relativistic fe", "blackhole spin"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Joern Wilms, 2013, 'Measuring Black Hole Spins: ToO Observations of a Black Hole Transient', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-j59dax0
Rights	Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license.