A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name: COMPTON THICK AGN WITH NUSTAR AND XMM-NEWTON
Published: 2022-03-18T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	087085
Title	COMPTON THICK AGN WITH NUSTAR AND XMM-NEWTON
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0870850101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0870850201
DOI	https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-d48edbd
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Marco Ajello
Abstract	The X-ray spectral analysis of Compton thick , having intrinsic obscurationNH>1E24 cm^-2) AGN is key to understand the physics of the obscuring materialsurrounding accreting supermassive black holes. We propose to target with acombined NuSTAR/XMM-Newton observation two candidate CT-AGN selected from theBAT100-month survey. Thanks to the excellent count statistics, we will be ableto constrain several spectral parameters (e.g., relative importance of thescattered component versus the direct one, geometry of the obscuring torus,equivalent width of the Iron emission line). This analysis will refineour knowledge of the selection function of CT-AGN, therefore helping us in determine the true intrinsic fraction of CT-AGN in the local Universe.
Publications	Compton-thick AGN in the NuSTAR Era. IX. A Joint NuSTAR and XMM-Newton Analysis of Four Local AGN \|Silver, R., Torres-Alb\\u00e0, N., et al. \| ApJ \| 940-148 \| 2022 \| 2022ApJ...940..148S \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022ApJ...940..148S The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII, O VIII, and Fe L-shell Transitions \|Pan, Zeyang, Qu, Zhijie, et al. \| ApJS \| 271-62 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJS..271...62P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez, Antonio C., \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2020-07-04T21:25:41Z/2021-02-23T15:18:02Z
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.
Creator Contact	https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published	2022-03-18T00:00:00Z
Keywords	"NuSTAR", "equivalent width", "spectral parameters", ".", "XMM-Newton", "xmm newton", "scattered component", "obscuring torus", "count statistics", "candidate ct agn", "1e24 cm", "xray spectral analysis", "XMM", "ct agn", "local universe", "obscuration nh", "obscuring material", "selection function", "compton thick agn", "iron emission line", "combined nustar", "compton thick", " relative importance", "month survey"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Marco Ajello, 2022, 'COMPTON THICK AGN WITH NUSTAR AND XMM-NEWTON', 18.02_20200221_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-d48edbd