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Name: Can dwarf-dwarf galaxy interactions trigger the fueling of an AGN?
Published: 2018-04-24T22:00:00Z

Proposal ID	078238
Title	Can dwarf-dwarf galaxy interactions trigger the fueling of an AGN?
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0782380101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0782380201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rswp8mg
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Sabrina Stierwalt
Abstract	We propose XMM-Newton EPIC observations of 4 AGN candidates hosted by dwarfgalaxies with a close dwarf galaxy companion to determine whether dwarf-dwarfinteractions can trigger the growth of an active massive black hole.Intermediate mass black holes in todays dwarf galaxies offer a unique windowinto not only the typical masses of early black holes and the properties of thegalaxies that host them, but also how these seeds may have formed. Mergers amongmassive galaxies are observed to fuel central AGN but whether or not thisprocess happens at lower masses in dwarf-dwarf interactions is unknown. Oursystematic study of dwarf pairs and the XMM-Newton X-ray observations proposedhere are uniquely suited for determining whether interacting dwarfs can harbor and fuel their own active massive black holes.
Publications	Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang Yanxia Zhao Yongheng \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII O VIII and Fe L-shell Transitions \|Pan Zeyang Qu Zhijie et al. \| ApJS \| 271-62 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJS..271...62P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez Antonio C. \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-L101305 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j1305L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-103028 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j3028L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints \|De la Torre Luque Pedro Balaji Shyam \| ApJ \| 968-46 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...968...46D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2016-05-06T12:42:05Z/2016-06-28T05:33:25Z
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	2018-04-24T22:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"intermediate mass blackhole", "EPIC", "dwarf galaxy", "typical masses", "xmm newton epic", "agn candidates hosted", "massive galaxy", "XMM-Newton", "dwarf pairs", "xmm newton xray", "interacting dwarfs", "dwarf dwarf interactions", "XMM", "fuel central agn", "lower masses", "agn ?."
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Sabrina Stierwalt, 2018, 'Can dwarf-dwarf galaxy interactions trigger the fueling of an AGN?', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-rswp8mg