Proposal ID | 076508 |
Title | XMM-RM: Quasar Accretion Physics in the Reverberation-Mapping Field |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0765080101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sh2r9tx |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Paul Green |
Abstract | To study the cosmic history of accretion, two reliable measurements are crucial:black hole mass and bolometric luminosity. Our SDSS Reverberation Mapping (RM)program is the first multi-object spectroscopic RM campaign, providingsignificantly improved BH mass estimates for a large sample of quasars toredshift 4 in a single field of 7 square degrees. Now with XMM-Newton, we willcharacterize the X-ray emission for about 700 of these quasars, enhancingmeasurements of bolometric luminosity and therefore Eddington ratio. From X-raybrightness, power-law slopes, and variability characteristics within the sample,we will also test accretion models in correlations that extend across the massrange, from Galactic X-ray binaries to quasars. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2016-01-21T07:16:11Z/2016-01-27T20:03:09Z |
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 | 2017-02-25T23:00:00Z |
Keywords | "cosmic history", "XMM-Newton", "xmm newton", "xmm rm", "bolometric luminosity", "blackhole mass", "reverberation mapping field", "xray brightness", "single field", "variability characteristics", "eddington ratio", "SDSS", "XMM", "galactic xray binary", "power law slopes", "test accretion models", "mass range", "square degrees", "reliable measurements", "improved bh mass", "quasar accretion physics", "xray emission", "enhancing measurements" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Paul Green, 2017, 'XMM-RM: Quasar Accretion Physics in the Reverberation-Mapping Field', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-sh2r9tx |