A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name 076509
Title XMM-RM: Quasar Accretion Physics in the Reverberation-Mapping Field
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0765090801

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-jzhmm6f
Author Dr Paul Green
Description 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, providing
significantly improved BH mass estimates for a large sample of quasars to
redshift 4 in a single field of 7 square degrees. Now with XMM-Newton, we will
characterize the X-ray emission for about 700 of these quasars, enhancing
measurements of bolometric luminosity and therefore Eddington ratio. From X-ray
brightness, power-law slopes, and variability characteristics within the sample,
we will also test accretion models in correlations that extend across the mass
range, from Galactic X-ray binaries to quasars.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2016-01-23T13:01:48Z/2016-01-23T18:01:48Z
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 2017-02-25T23:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Paul Green, 2017, 076509, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-jzhmm6f