| Name | 088510 |
| Title | Uncovering a Hidden Mini-Monster: A Candidate Compton-thick AGN in Mrk 462 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0885100101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-1jlsvja |
| Author | Prof Ryan Hickox |
| Description | In the past decade, nearby dwarf galaxies have emerged as exciting observational laboratories for studying the still-mysterious origin of supermassive black holes in the early Universe and their impact on galaxies. This proposal aims for a 50 ks XMM-Newton program to obtain a deep X-ray spectrum of a recently discovered (and heretefore unique) candidate Compton-thick AGN in the nucleus of the nearby dwarf galaxy Mrk 462. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2021-07-03T16:14:42Z/2021-07-04T10:06:52Z |
| Version | 19.16_20210326_1200 |
| 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 | 2022-08-03T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2022-08-03T00:00:00Z, 088510, 19.16_20210326_1200. https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-1jlsvja |