| Name | 085078 |
| Title | Observations of a candidate neutrinoemitting blazar: TXS 0506+056 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0850780101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-msxl4f1 |
| Author | Dr Konstancja Satalecka |
| Description | Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) hosting super-relativistic jets are among the prime 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 in coincidence 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. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| 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 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 | 2020-10-21T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Konstancja Satalecka, 2020, 085078, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-msxl4f1 |