| Name | 072216 |
| Title | Transient Probes of Accretion Physics, Jet Formation, and Black Hole Demographic |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0722160301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-v843td0 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | Theorists first surmised that massive black holes (MBHs) will inevitably tidally disrupt and consume stars in their vicinity, and that the resulting flare of radiation could be used as a signpost for a dormant MBH lurking otherwise undetectable in the center of a galaxy. In the last decade, major progress has been made in the discovery of candidates using surveys across the electromagnetic spectrum, from the X-rays to the optical. We propose for TOO XMM-Newton X-ray imaging of TDE candidates from the Pan- STARRS1 Medium Deep Survey in order to characterize the prompt X-ray properties of optically-selected candidates for the first time. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2015-01-12T06:57:17Z/2016-04-04T19:56:46Z |
| 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 | 2017-04-14T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2017, Transient Probes Of Accretion Physics Comma Jet Formation Comma And Black Hole Demographic, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-v843td0 |