| Proposal ID | 087083 |
| Title | A NUSTAR-XMM VIEW OF THE RESOLVED X-RAY BINARY POPULATION IN THE FIREWORKS GALAX |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0870830101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-v5pufby |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Neven Vulic |
| Abstract | What dictates the formation of luminous black hole (BH) versus neutron star (NS)X-ray binaries (XRBs)? Recent studies have shown that some ultraluminous X-raysources in starburst and high specific star formation rate (sSFR) galaxies arepulsars, while low sSFR galaxies such as M31 have a dearth of accreting BHs.These discoveries have challenged our understanding of XRB evolution and theassociated accretion processes. We request a 420 ks NuSTAR observationsimultaneous with a 50 ks XMM-Newton observation of the starburst galaxy NGC6946 (The Fireworks Galaxy) to characterize the accreting BH and NS populationsand investigate the black hole fraction at luminosities below the NS Eddingtonlimit. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2020-07-08T21:29:46Z/2021-05-26T01:35:05Z |
| Version | 19.16_20210326_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. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2022-06-12T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "luminous blackhole bh", "xmm newton", "accreting bh", "accreting bhs", "xrb evolution", "ns populations", "ultraluminous xray sources", "accretion processes", "XMM-Newton", "blackhole fraction", "NGC", "nustar xmm", "NuSTAR", "420 nustar", "firewor galaxy", "M31", "low ssfr galaxy", "XMM", "firewor galax", "ns eddington limit" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Neven Vulic, 2022, 'A NUSTAR-XMM VIEW OF THE RESOLVED X-RAY BINARY POPULATION IN THE FIREWORKS GALAX', 19.16_20210326_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-v5pufby |