We propose a 124 ks XMM-Newton observation of IC 10 X-1, the most massive knownstellar-mass black hole binary (black hole mass 23-35 Msun). Our primary sciencegoals include : 1) To obtain high-quality light curves that will enable us tosearch for the presence of mHz QPOs, measure the PDS, and compare the observedbehavior with that seen in a sub-sample of ULXs and Galactic systems of knownmass. This will enable us to assess the extent to which IC 10 X-1 fits withinthe mass hierarchy of stellar-mass black holes, and could provide further clueslinking ULXs to massive stellar black hole systems like IC 10 X-1. 2) To obtaina high signal-to-noise eclipse profile that will enable the rare opportunity todirectly map the size of the X-ray source.
Publications
Discovery of a 7 mHz X-Ray Quasi-periodic Oscillation from the most Massive Stellar-mass Black Hole IC 10 X-1 |Pasham, Dheeraj R., Strohmayer, Tod E., | ApJ | 771-44 | 2013 | 2013ApJ...771L..44P | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2013ApJ...771L..44P
Energy-dependent Evolution in IC10 X-1: Hard Evidence for an Extended Corona and Implications |Barnard, R., Steiner, J. F., et al. | ApJ | 792-131 | 2014 | 2014ApJ...792..131B | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014ApJ...792..131B
Chandra and XMM monitoring of the black hole X-ray binary IC 10 X-1 |Laycock, Silas G. T., Cappallo, Rigel C., | MNRAS | 446-1399 | 2015 | 2015MNRAS.446.1399L | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015MNRAS.446.1399L
Constraints on the number of X-ray pulsars in IC 10 from a deep XMM-Newton observation |Yang, J., Laycock, S. G. T., | AN | 340-62 | 2019 | 2019AN....340...62Y | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2019AN....340...62Y
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
2012-08-18T22:05:46Z/2012-08-20T11:26:51Z
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 Tod Strohmayer, 2013, 'X-ray timing and eclipse mapping study of the massive black hole binary IC 10 X1', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-kue98e2
