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Name 074449
Title Absorption variability in Mrk 915
URL

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-o5g2kh1
Author Dr Lucia Ballo
Description We aim at exploiting the high-quality X-ray spectroscopy and broad-band spectral coverage of XMM and NuSTAR to reveal the physics, structure and location of the X-ray obscuring matter in Seyferts. We request a simultaneous monitoring with XMM and NuSTAR of Mrk915, a local, X-ray bright and obscured AGN where a significant variation in the NH (Delta NHvirgul10^23cm-2) has been revealed by short exposure Swift data. We ask for a long observation (130ks) with XMM followed by 2 shorter (50ks each) at a distance of about 4 and 10 days from the first one, combined with 3 observations with NuSTAR of 50ks each, to be performed simultaneously to XMM. This will allow us to probe variability on timescales from <2 days (in the 130ks observation) to 10 days, placing strong constraints on the absorber structure.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2014-12-02T13:08:13Z/2014-12-13T04:26:08Z
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 2016-01-12T23:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, 2016-01-12T23:00:00Z, 074449, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-o5g2kh1