PKS J1220+0203 is the only AGN with a relativistic jet, whose X-ray spectrum isreflection dominated and boasts a broad Iron line emission with equivalent widthof 1.2 keV. Because of the jet inclination angle and the lack of obscuration, webelieve this emission arises in the inner regions of the accretion disk and itis relativistically blurred. As such it provides a unique opportunity to probethe geometry and state of the accretion flow near the black hole and the blackhole spin. We propose to acquire a high signal-to-noise spectrum with XMM-Newtonand NuSTAR to study the accretion flow and measure the black hole spin in thisvery interesting object.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2017-06-07T09:07:19Z/2017-06-08T00:07:19Z
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.
European Space Agency, Dr Marco Ajello, 2018, 'The Unique Case of PKS J1220+0203: a jetted AGN with a broad Iron Line', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-jz7w2ey
