We propose to probe the disc-corona system and determine the BH spin of thebright bare AGN Mrk 110. Our 2 in a spectral analysis method is basedon the global energetics of the disc-corona system and accounts for thecontribution of relativistic reflection and the coronal extension. It hasbeen successfully tested on the moderate accretion rate bright bare AGN,Ark120, where for the first time we tightly constrained its BH spin, andrevealed that the corona radius decreases with increasing flux.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2019-11-17T07:56:17Z/2020-04-07T11:55:10Z
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.
European Space Agency, Dr Delphine Porquet, 2021, 'A BROAD BAND VIEW OF THE DISC-CORONA SYSTEM OF MRK 110', 18.02_20200221_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-nbn34qs
