| Proposal ID | 086547 |
| Title | Exploring changing-look AGNs through the QPE analogy: the case of Mrk 590 |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0865470201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-hsel9jc |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Giovanni Miniutti |
| Abstract | Mrk 590 is one of the best monitored changing-look AGN. After a decay duringwhich the continuum dimmed and the optical broad line disappeared together withthe soft X-ray excess, Mrk 590 is now awakening and broad line and soft excesshave re-emerged. We request two relatively inexpensive (25 ks) observations,that will be spaced by about 6 months, to follow the X-ray spectral evolutionduring the current rise. The recently discovered QPE phenomenon (Miniutti et al2019, Nature) may be invoked to account for the spectacular variability of thisand other changing-look AGNs. If so, the analogy predicts that the soft X-rayexcess should increase in strength and temperature during the rise. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2020-07-04T13:23:11Z/2021-01-03T18:08:32Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2022-01-27T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "qpe analogy \:", "xray spectral evolution", "mrk 590", "re emerged", "continuum dimmed", "relatively inexpensive", "soft excess", "spectacular variability", "broad line", "analogy predicts", "changing look agns", "soft xray excess" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Giovanni Miniutti, 2022, 'Exploring changing-look AGNs through the QPE analogy: the case of Mrk 590', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-hsel9jc |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |