| Name | 086014 |
| Title | A Stellar-mass Black Hole in a Bubble or SNR |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0860140101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-dhhj7fh |
| Author | Dr Jon Miller |
| Description | We request an observation of a newly discovered X-ray transient and black hole candidate. The source is now entering quiescence, following a months. long outburst. X-ray imaging and spectroscopy with Chandra suggest interactions with ambient media on small angular scales, and MeerKAT observations at 1.28 GHz reveal a radio bubble or possible supernova remnant on large angular scales. The detection of a black hole in a remnant would upend some prevalent ideas regarding black hole birth events. The sensitivity and broad field of view and of XMM-Newton offer the best chance to detect a putative remnant in X-rays. We request a 10 ks (total) observation to image the field around the source. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2020-09-24T04:08:48Z/2020-09-24T09:08:48Z |
| Version | 18.02_20200221_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 | 2021-10-20T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2021-10-20T00:00:00Z, 086014, 18.02_20200221_1200. https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-dhhj7fh |