| Proposal ID | 085078 |
| Title | Observations of a candidate neutrinoemitting blazar: TXS 0506+056 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0850780101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-msxl4f1 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Konstancja Satalecka |
| Abstract | Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) hosting super-relativistic jets are among theprime candidates for hadronic accelerators, i.e. the sites where photons,neutrinos and cosmic rays are produced. In September last year, blazar TXS 0506+056, was detected in an enhanced gamma-ray emission state incoincidence with a very high energy (300 TeV) neutrino event from IceCube, IC-170922A. We propose regular MWL monitoring of TXS 0506+056 (50 h). Zenith angles below 35 deg and dark nights are preferable due to soft spectrum and redshift z=0.34 of the source. We plan to ask for simultaneous XMM, NuSTAR and Swift coverage. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2019-09-27T00:28:15Z/2019-09-29T05:47:43Z |
| 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 | 2020-10-21T22:00:00Z |
| Keywords | "NuSTAR", "candidate neutrinoemitting blazar", "XMM", "redshift z", "zenith angles", "tev neutrino event", "ic 170922a", "soft spectrum", "hadronic accelerators", "regular mwl", "super relativistic jets", "prime candidates", "dark nights", "swift coverage", "txs 0506", "blazar txs 0506", "cosmic rays" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Konstancja Satalecka, 2020, 'Observations of a candidate neutrinoemitting blazar: TXS 0506+056', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-msxl4f1 |