| Proposal ID | 082097 |
| Title | Nearby ULX in metal-poor environment as cosmological laboratories |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0820970101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-a711esp |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Norbert Schartel |
| Abstract | Super-massive black holes (SMBHs) at redshift z>7 pose a serious challenge toour understanding of black hole (BH) formation and evolution. Most likely SMBHsat high redshift require massive seed black holes (BHs) (10^5 solar masses)created in the gravitational collapse of large gas clouds with subsequentmerging. We propose to observe 5 extreme metal-poor blue compact dwarf galaxies,which are the best (local) laboratory for massive BH seed formation and starformation under low metallicity conditions. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2018-12-11T07:05:39Z/2019-04-28T18:37:12Z |
| 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 | 2020-05-16T22:00:00Z |
| Keywords | "star formation", "gas clouds", "low metallicity conditions", "cosmological laboratories", "gravitational collapse", "redshift z", "subsequent merging", "blackhole bh formation", "local laboratory", "solar masses created", "nearby ulx" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Norbert Schartel, 2020, 'Nearby ULX in metal-poor environment as cosmological laboratories', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-a711esp |