| Proposal ID | 085218 |
| Title | THE COMPTON THICK AGN LEGACY PROJECT: A COMPLETE SAMPLE OF NUSTAR-OBSERVED NEARB |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0852180101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xkxmqtu |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Stefano Marchesi |
| Abstract | The X-ray spectral analysis of Compton thick (CT, having intrinsic obscuration NH>1E24 cm^-2) active galactic nuclei (AGN) is key to understand the physics of the obscuring material surrounding accreting supermassive black holes. We pro-pose to target with a combined NuSTAR/XMM-Newton observation the last 10 can-didate CT-AGN the BAT 100-month survey still lacking of NuSTAR data. With thisproposal, each CT-AGN candidate of this sample will have a NuSTAR observation,thus enabling the best characterization to date of CT-AGN. Thanks to the ex-cellent statistics (both in terms of spectral counts and sample size) we willstudy the sample physical properties, and put tighter constraints on the trueintrinsic fraction of CT-AGN in the nearby Universe and on contribution to CXB. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2019-08-20T17:26:30Z/2020-02-24T00:21:34Z |
| Version | 18.02_20200221_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 | 2021-03-17T00:00:00Z |
| Keywords | "pro pose", "month survey", "tighter constraints", "spectral counts", "xmm newton", "nustar data", "obscuring material", "combined nustar", "ct agn", "NuSTAR", "xray spectral analysis", "obscuration nh", "XMM", "sample physical properties", "sample size", "complete sample", "ex cellent statistics", "compton thick agn", "XMM-Newton", "ct agn candidate", "didate ct agn", "compton thick ct", "1e24 cm", "nearby universe" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Stefano Marchesi, 2021, 'THE COMPTON THICK AGN LEGACY PROJECT: A COMPLETE SAMPLE OF NUSTAR-OBSERVED NEARB', 18.02_20200221_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-xkxmqtu |