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Name: Finding Compton-thick AGN Among the Faintest Swift BAT Sources
Published: 2020-05-16T22:00:00Z

Proposal ID	082173
Title	Finding Compton-thick AGN Among the Faintest Swift BAT Sources
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-g2d5e7r
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Michael Koss
Abstract	We propose short XMM observations of 6 sources newly detected in the deepestSwift-BAT 105-month stacked all-sky maps, but for which a Swift-XRT observationhas no obvious X-ray counterpart. Our past studies of these faint BAT sourcesfound some of the brightest examples of reflection-dominated AGN availableacross the sky with accretion rates several times higher than typical AGN thatcontribute significantly to black hole growth in the nearby universe. XMM iscritical to identify these sources because of the factor of >10X highersensitivity than Swift-XRT combined with a very large FOV (28.4 ). This programexpands a band C program with only 2 targets observed, with one discovered to beone of the brightest Compton-thick AGN within 50 Mpc other than NGC 1068.
Publications	Independent Evidence for Earlier Formation Epochs of Fossil Groups of Galaxies through the Intracluster Light: The Case for RX J100742.53+380046.6 \|Dupke Renato A. Jimenez-Teja Yolanda et al. \| ApJ \| 936-59 \| 2022 \| 2022ApJ...936...59D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022ApJ...936...59D 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
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2018-06-02T02:26:46Z/2019-04-28T11:24:42Z
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
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"program expands", "nearby universe", "short xmm", "sky maps", "NGC 1068", "typical agn", "xray counterpart", "blackhole growth", "accretion rates", "ngc 1068", "swift xrt", "reflection dominated agn", "faint bat sources", "XMM", "brightest examples", "swift xrt combined"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Michael Koss, 2020, 'Finding Compton-thick AGN Among the Faintest Swift BAT Sources', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-g2d5e7r