Name | 088499 |
Title | HYPerluminous quasars at the Epoch of ReionizatION (HYPERION) |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0884990101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-7b9wyrz |
Author | Dr Luca Zappacosta |
Description | The growth of Supermassive Black Holes powering luminous quasars at the Epoch of Reionization (EoR, z>6) is a hot topic in astrophysics. These quasars are being characterized with large multiwavelength campaigns with current flagship observatories. X-ray observations performed so far provided mostly < 15 counts in 0.5-10 keV spectra and thus a poor characterization of their properties. We propose HYPERION, a 2.3 Ms Multi-Year Heritage programme, to dramatically improve data quality to 100 counts for 15 luminous quasars at EoR, delivering unprecedented constraints on nuclear properties, accretion, ejection, disc-corona complex. It will nicely complement observations at other wavelengths enabling meaningful X-ray spectroscopic studies at EoR to begin. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2021-06-26T18:27:30Z/2022-03-14T00:46:23Z |
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 | 2023-01-25T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2023-01-25T00:00:00Z, 088499, 19.17_20220121_1250. https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-7b9wyrz |