A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name: Shining light on obscuring outflows in AGN
Published: 2020-12-31T00:00:00Z
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo

Proposal ID	084434
Title	Shining light on obscuring outflows in AGN
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-jad4zk1
Principal Investigator, PI	Prof Jelle Kaastra
Abstract	AGN can be obscured by gas streams close to the black hole that shield remoteregions from ionising radiation. We witnessed such an event in NGC 5548 and NGC3783 where 90% of the soft X-rays are blocked by a dense gas stream close to theBLR. Our joint observations with XMM-Newton, NuSTAR and HST/COS showed UV broadabsorption lines associated with the X-ray absorption and allowed us tocharacterise this unique obscuration event completely. We propose to investigatea similar event in another Seyfert 1 using the same instruments. Swiftmonitoring (98 ks) will be used to find the event, which will be characterisedby joint ToO observations with XMM-Newton (150 ks), HST/COS (4 orbits) andNuSTAR (50 ks).
Publications	Transient obscuration event captured in NGC 3227. I. Continuum model for the broadband spectral energy distribution \|Mehdipour M. Kriss G. A. et al. \| A&A \| 652-150 \| 2021 \| 2021A&A...652A.150M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021A&A...652A.150M Transient obscuration event captured in NGC 3227. III. Photoionization modeling of the X-ray obscuration event in 2019 \|Mao J. Kaastra J. S. et al. \| A&A \| 665-72 \| 2022 \| 2022A&A...665A..72M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022A&A...665A..72M Transient obscuration event captured in NGC 3227. IV. Origin of the obscuring cloud variability \|Grafton-Waters S. Mao J. et al. \| A&A \| 673-26 \| 2023 \| 2023A&A...673A..26G \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2023A&A...673A..26G Exploring X-Ray Properties of Low-metallicity Dwarf Galaxies \|Cann Jenna M. Weaver Kimberly A. et al. \| ApJ \| 961-178 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...961..178C \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...961..178C X-ray spectral variability of low ionization nuclear emission line regions (LINERs) \|Hernu00e1ndez-Garcu00eda L. Gonzu00e1lez-Martu00edn O. et al. \| hsa8 \| 0-228 \| 2015 \| 2015hsa8.conf..228H \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2015hsa8.conf..228H Exploring Photoionised Outflowing Winds in Active Galactic Nuclei \|Grafton-Waters Sam \| PhDT \| 0-3 \| 2022 \| 2022PhDT.........3G \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022PhDT.........3G Search for Young Stellar Objects within 4XMM-DR13 Using CatBoost and SPE \|Ma Xiangyao Zhang Yanxia et al. \| AJ \| 168-210 \| 2024 \| 2024AJ....168..210M \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024AJ....168..210M
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2019-11-15T08:03:30Z/2019-12-06T12:37:09Z
Version	21.51_20241115_1113
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	2020-12-31T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2026-07-09
Keywords	"obscuring outflows", "obscuration event completely", "NGC 5548", "XMM-Newton", "shining light", "ngc 3783", "ngc 5548", "NuSTAR", "XMM", "HST", "gas streams close", "soft xray", "ionising radiation", "xray absorption", "xmm newton", "shield remote region"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Prof Jelle Kaastra, 2020, 'Shining light on obscuring outflows in AGN', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-jad4zk1
Rights	Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license.