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Proposal ID 078345
Title Changing look AGN caught in the act
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gwi2joz
Principal Investigator, PI Dr Magdalena Kunert-Bajraszewska
Abstract A recent multi-year Jansky VLA legacy program, the Caltech-NRAO Stripe 82 Survey(CNSS), revealed several radio transient sources on timescales of 5-20 years,largely associated with renewed AGN activity. The rates of such AGN possiblyimply episodes of enhanced accretion and jet activity occurring once every40,000 years in these galaxies. Since X-rays may originate from the base ofrelativistic jets, we expect X-ray flares to be associated with the radiobrightening. The proposed observations could then result in the first X-raydetection of the .changing look. AGN.
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Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2016-05-23T07:05:29Z/2016-11-12T19:53:58Z
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 2017-11-23T23:00:00Z
Keywords "radio brightening", "radio transient sources", "jet activity occurring", "renewed agn activity", "xray detection", "relativistic jets", "jansky vla", "enhanced accretion", "expect xray flare", "changing look"
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Magdalena Kunert-Bajraszewska, 2017, 'Changing look AGN caught in the act', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gwi2joz