Name | 088259 |
Title | XMM Follow-Up of Tidal DIsruption Events in ZTF: Building a Legacy Sample |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0882590101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/esa-[xxxxxxx] |
Author | Dr Suvi Gezari |
Description | The Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) is on track to transform the field of tidal disruption events (TDEs). In the first 2.5 yr of ZTF survey operations (ZTF-I), we have detected 25 TDEs. However, despite this exciting progress in assembling a large sample of TDEs, the nature of the optical emission remains a mystery, and appears to be distinct from the soft X-ray component (kTvirgul50 eV) associated with the accretion of the stellar debris through a newly formed disk. In fact, with our X-ray follow-up observations we have revealed that the soft X-rays show dramatic variability that is totally decoupled from the smoothly evolving optical emission. Here propose for a program in AO-20 in order to create a legacy sample for X-ray population studies of TDEs for the first time. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2021-08-04T01:46:14Z/2022-03-16T00:38:29Z |
Version | 19.17_20220121_1250 |
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 | 2023-02-16T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2023-02-16T00:00:00Z, 088259, 19.17_20220121_1250. https://doi.org/esa-[xxxxxxx] |