| Proposal ID | 069375 |
| Title | A Population of Extremely Luminous WISE-Selected Obscured AGN at z ∼ 2 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0693750101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-8wdxvq9 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Daniel Stern |
| Abstract | WISE is an extremely capable and efficient black hole finder. The same materialthat obscures AGN at UV, optical and soft X-ray energies is heated by thisprocess and emits strongly at mid-IR wavelengths. The all-sky WISE surveyprovides for the identification of the rarest, most luminous, most obscured AGNacross the whole sky. We propose a pilot XMM program to observe a sample ofextreme WISE-selected AGN at z~2. These sources have rest-frame mid-IRlumimosities of nu-Lnu(5.8um)~6e46 erg/s, implying intrinsic hard X-rayluminosities of L(2-10 keV)~4e45 erg/s. We request XMM observations of foursources to study the high energy properties of these likely Compton-thick,extremely luminous AGN at z~2. To date, few Compton-think AGN at such high redshift has been directly detected at X-ray energies. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2012-10-07T18:58:00Z/2013-01-03T03:09:27Z |
| 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. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2014-01-23T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "efficient blackhole finder", "hard xray luminosities", "xray energies", "obscures agn", "4e45 erg", "obscured agn", "pilot xmm program", "luminous wise", "soft xray energies", "nu lnu5", "6e46 erg", "energy properties", "XMM", "luminous agn", "sky wise survey", "z &# 8764", "compton thick", "mid ir wavelengths" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Daniel Stern, 2014, 'A Population of Extremely Luminous WISE-Selected Obscured AGN at z ∼ 2', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-8wdxvq9 |