We propose short XMM observations of sources detected in the deepest Swift-BAT105-month stacked all- sky maps, but for which a Swift XRT observation has noobvious X-ray counterpart. Our past studies of these faint BAT sources foundsome of the brightest examples of reflection-dominated AGN in the sky withaccretion rates several times higher than typical AGN that contributesignificantly to black hole growth in the nearby universe. This study will haveenduring legacy value by completing the counterpart association for the full105-month all-sky catalog outside of the Galactic plane (|b|>10). XMM iscritical to identify these sources because of the factor of 13X highersensitivity than Swift XRT combined with a very large FOV (28.4.) to resolve any contributing sources.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2020-05-19T01:46:13Z/2021-02-14T23:25:21Z
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 Michael Koss, 2022, 'Finding All Compton-thick AGN in the Swift BAT 105-month Sky Survey', 18.02_20200221_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-jyp6djf
