Proposal ID | 072248 |
Title | A Quick, Hard Look at a Bright Tidal Disruption Candidate |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0722480201 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-54e8wnv |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Jon Miller |
Abstract | Disruptions of stars by massive black holes in distant galaxies represent a richdiscovery space. Not only can the predictions of such extreme encounters betested, but disk and jet formation can be observed directly, and the stronggravitational environment near the black hole can be explored. Exploiting thisrich potential requires a quick, sensitive observation, early in the evolutionof an X-ray-bright flare. Two such flares have been detected within the last twoyears; in one, we recently discovered X-ray QPOs using XMM-Newton. We request a98 ksec (70 ksec plus overheads) observation of a new X-ray-bright tidaldisruption flare, within approximately 7 days of its discovery. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2014-12-08T12:35:35Z/2014-12-09T14:58:54Z |
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 | 2016-01-07T23:00:00Z |
Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
Keywords | "plus overheads", "hard look", "rich discovery space", "xmm newton", "xray qpos", "distant galaxy", "XMM-Newton", "rich potential", "xray bright flare", "XMM", "jet formation", "massive blackhole" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Jon Miller, 2016, 'A Quick, Hard Look at a Bright Tidal Disruption Candidate', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-54e8wnv |