| Name | 072011 |
| Title | Deciphering AGN outflows: multiwavelength monitoring of NGC 5548 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0720110301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ftzxscj |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | AGN outflows couple supermassive black holes to their environments. Using an ambitious multiwavelength campaign on NGC 5548, (XMM-Newton, HST, Swift, and optical) we propose to achieve a new level of physical understanding for these enigmatic winds by obtaining the deepest RGS spectrum of any AGN, allowing us to determine the ionisation structure of the gas. Using EPIC data we will measure the response of the outflow to continuum variations, which combined with HST/COS data determines unambiguously the location and tomography of the outflow components. Time-dependent UV and X-ray continuum variations will constrain the geometry and physics close to the black hole. Our team pioneered this approach, and recently applied it successfully (12 refereed papers) to Mrk 509. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2013-06-22T04:10:29Z/2014-02-05T01:23:43Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2015-02-27T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2015, Deciphering Agn Outflows: Multiwavelength Monitoring Of Ngc 5548, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ftzxscj |