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Name 084080
Title Outbursts of radio-quiet AGN
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0840800401
https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0840800501

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-fh4y2rr
Author Dr Norbert Schartel
Description Recent XMM-Newton observations of Seyfert galaxies establish outbursts of
radio-quiet AGNs as a poorly explored discovery space for AGN physics with an
enormous potential to learn\: GSN 069 is most likely a high Eddington-ratio true
Seyfert 2 galaxy with no broad line region and no X-ray continuum. NGC 1566,
HE1136-2304 and NGC 2617 are rare changing look AGNs with the latter possibly
showing absorption by in-falling matter. We propose two 80ks simultaneous
XMMNewton/NuSTAR observations accompanied by optical spectroscopy of the next
suited AGN outburst(s). They will allow tracing accretion physics, spectral
complexity connected with dramatic emission-line changes and possibly elusive
tidal disruption events probing an even more extreme accretion regime.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2019-06-05T07:53:14Z/2019-11-08T23:51:54Z
Version 18.00_20191217_1110
Mission Description The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 2020-12-19T23:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Norbert Schartel, 2020, 084080, 18.00_20191217_1110, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-fh4y2rr