A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Proposal ID 074147
Title Is there a Black Hole in any of the INTEGRAL HMXBs?
Download Data Associated to the proposal

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0741470201

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-zg8m5gj
Principal Investigator, PI Dr John Tomsick
Abstract Through its hard X-ray survey of the Galactic Plane, INTEGRAL has uncoveredlarge numbers of HMXBs, and many of them have not been well-studied to date. Wepropose to observe two INTEGRAL HMXBs that have not previously shown signaturesof having a neutron star: IGR J18214-1318 and IGR J08262-3736. With XMM-Newtonand NuSTAR, we will search for such signatures (pulsations, cyclotron lines,exponential cutoffs with e-folding energies below virgul20 keV). If these featuresare lacking and if the source instead has a power-law that extends to the top ofthe NuSTAR bandpass, this would be an excellent black hole candidate andmotivation would be very strong for follow-up optical or IR spectroscopy todetermine the mass of the compact object.
Publications
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2014-09-18T02:11:03Z/2014-09-18T09:57:43Z
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 2015-10-07T22:00:00Z
Keywords "NuSTAR", "nustar bandpass", "power law", "neutron star", "signatures pulsations", "folding energies", "integral hmxbs", "XMM-Newton", "xmm newton", "ir spectroscopy", "igr j08262 3736", "igr j18214 1318", "XMM", "cyclotron lines", "galactic plane", "hard xray survey", "integral hmxbs ?.", "exponential cutoffs", "blackhole candidate", "compact object"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr John Tomsick, 2015, 'Is there a Black Hole in any of the INTEGRAL HMXBsquestionMark', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-zg8m5gj