We propose to extend a program, running since AO-7, designed to find tidaldisruption events at the peak of their emission by a near-real time comparisonof XMM-Newton slew data with the ROSAT all-sky survey. Candidate events will bemonitored with XMM-Newton and Swift pointed observations to follow theirtemporal and spectral evolution. In 2010, as part of this program, we detected aflare from the optically quiescent galaxy SDSS J1201+30 and followed it with aseries of X-ray, UV and optical observations. This is the best monitored exampleof a non-jetted event made to date and
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2014-04-29T19:24:29Z/2015-01-12T05:51:10Z
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, Mr Richard Saxton, 2016, 'A time-resolved study of the injection of mass onto a dormant SMBH', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-nqsebkm
