Proposal ID | 085220 |
Title | NGC 1194: X-RAY REPROCESSING IN A LOCAL COMPTON THICK MASER AGN |
Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0852200101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-1al1z7t |
Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Tracey Turner |
Abstract | NGC 1194 is one of the hardest AGN in the local sky and a rare example ofa nearby Compton-thick Seyfert galaxy. This AGN houses a water maser,providing an intriguing possible origin for the Compton-thick gas. Werequest a joint 60 ks NuSTAR/XMM observation to build a model for thisspectacular AGN. Availability of an accurate black hole mass and maserdisk inclination give a solid framework of scale-size, Eddington ratio andorientation for interpretation of the X-ray data. |
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Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2020-01-16T23:28:22Z/2020-01-17T19:05:02Z |
Version | 18.01_20200110_1700 |
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 | 2021-02-10T23:00:00Z |
Keywords | "NuSTAR", "eddington ratio", "xray data", "XMM", "spectacular agn", "maser disk inclination", "ngc 1194", "blackhole mass", "water maser", "NGC 1194", "hardest agn", "xray reprocessing", "scale size", "local sky", "solid framework", "rare example", "compton thick gas", "agn houses" |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Tracey Turner, 2021, 'NGC 1194: X-RAY REPROCESSING IN A LOCAL COMPTON THICK MASER AGN', 18.01_20200110_1700, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-1al1z7t |