| Proposal ID | 083039 |
| Title | A MULTI WAVELENGTH VIEW OF THE ULTRA FAST OUTFLOW IN PDS 456 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0830390101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-b3srgeb |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr James Reeves |
| Abstract | PDS456, the most luminous nearby quasar, is the prototype ultra fast outflow.With NuSTAR and XMM, we established the presence of a fast (0.3c), wide angleaccretion disk wind, with sufficient power to provide significant mechanicalfeedback into its host galaxy. In a subsequent analysis of archival HSTobservations, we have found evidence for a fast, 0.3c UV counterpart of thewind, which may make PDS456 the fastest BALQSO known to date. We have now beenapproved a further 2x3 orbit HST/COS observations for 2018, to confirm the fastnature of the UV wind and its variability. Here, we request simultaneous X-raycoverage to be coordinated with HST, via 2x80 ks NuSTAR + XMM observations,which will reveal the wind structure and variability from the UV to hard X-rays. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2018-09-20T13:18:00Z/2019-09-25T16:05:12Z |
| 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 | 2020-10-31T23:00:00Z |
| Keywords | "ultra fast outflow", "NuSTAR", "hard xray", "uv wind", "archival hst", "XMM", "multi wavelength", "xray coverage", "subsequent analysis", "pds 456", "luminous nearby quasar", "2x3 orbit hst", "via 2x80 nustar", "mechanical feedback", "fastest balqso", "wind structure", "HST", "3c uv counterpart" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr James Reeves, 2020, 'A MULTI WAVELENGTH VIEW OF THE ULTRA FAST OUTFLOW IN PDS 456', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-b3srgeb |