| Proposal ID | 089041 |
| Title | RAISING THE LUMINOSITY BAR: BROAD-BAND X-RAY VIEW OF THE MOST LUMINOUS UNOBSCURE |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0890410101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-ibduv5o |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Francesco Ursini |
| Abstract | The high-energy emission of AGNs is mostly studied in nearby Seyferts. BrightQSOs, on the other hand, offer the opportunity to study accretion processes andAGN-driven winds in the less explored high luminosity regime. We propose a jointNuSTAR and XMM (100 ks) observation of HE 1029-1401, the most X-ray luminous AGNamong local (z<0.1) unobscured, radio-quiet QSOs, and a very intriguing sourceshowing a significant soft excess and a broad iron line. The unique jointcapabilities of NuSTAR and XMM will allow us to constrain the properties of theX-ray corona, to assess the contribution of relativistic reflection, and todetermine the nature of the soft excess. We will also be able to search forX-ray winds, such as warm absorbers and more powerful ultra-fast outflows. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2022-05-26T18:09:58Z/2022-05-28T01:49:58Z |
| Version | 20.08_20220509_1852 |
| 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 | 2023-06-24T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | "warm absorbers", "local z", "broad band xray", "luminosity bar", "1029 1401", "relativistic reflection", "luminosity regime", "xray winds", "soft excess", "luminous unobscure", "radio quiet qsos", "bright qsos", "xray luminous agn", "accretion processes", "xray corona", "agn driven winds", "NuSTAR", "broad iron line", "intriguing source", "energy emission", "nearby seyferts", "XMM" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Francesco Ursini, 2023, 'RAISING THE LUMINOSITY BAR: BROAD-BAND X-RAY VIEW OF THE MOST LUMINOUS UNOBSCURE', 20.08_20220509_1852, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-ibduv5o |