Name | 077098 |
Title | Long-Term Multi-wavelength Monitoring of a Stellar Tidal Disruption at Only 90 M |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0770980101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-lvszxmi |
Author | Dr Peter Maksym |
Description | ASASSN-14li is a nearby (90 Mpc) X-ray bright (virgul10^-11 erg-s-cm^2 at peak) multiwavelength transient which resulting from the tidal disruption of a star by a massive (virgul10^6 Msun) black hole in a virgul10^9 Msun galaxy in late 2014. This presents a once-per-decade opportunity to study the multi-wavelength evolution of a non-relativistic, X-ray bright tidal disruption event at high signal-to-noise in X-rays, ultraviolet and radio. We propose a comprehensive 3-cycle Chandra, XMM-Newton, HST spectroscopy, and VLA program to study the evolution of this event over the next three years as it fades. Chandra presents the earliest opportunity for deep X-ray observations of this likely Rosetta Stone for tidal disruption events. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2015-12-10T11:19:16Z/2018-07-05T19:47:00Z |
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 | 2019-07-20T22:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2019-07-20T22:00:00Z, 077098, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-lvszxmi |