A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name: HUNTING FOR COMPTON-THICK AGN IN THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
Published: 2023-04-21T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	089044
Title	HUNTING FOR COMPTON-THICK AGN IN THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0890440101 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0890440201 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0890440301 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0890440401
DOI	https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-yi636j0
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Ross Silver
Abstract	The X-ray spectral analysis of new Compton thick (CT-) active galacticnuclei (AGN) represents a fundamental step to understand the physics ofthe obscuring material surrounding accreting super-massive black holes.However, at the present day, CT-AGN remain extremely hard to detect.Implementing previously successful selection criteria, we propose to target2 low-redshift candidate CT-AGN from the Swift-BAT 150-month catalog withjoint 50 ks NuSTAR and 30 ks XMM-Newton observations each. This analysiswill help determine the true intrinsic fraction of CT-AGN in the localuniverse and their contribution to the Cosmic X-ray Background (CXB).
Publications	Compton-thick AGN in the NuSTAR Era. IX. A Joint NuSTAR and XMM-Newton Analysis of Four Local AGN \|Silver R. Torres-Albu00e0 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	2021-10-05T09:45:54Z/2022-03-28T10:31:08Z
Version	19.17_20220121_1250
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	2023-04-21T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"ct agn", "compton thick agn", "swift bat", "xmm newton", "obscuring material", "XMM-Newton", "local universe", "NuSTAR", "successful selection criteria", "XMM", "xray spectral analysis", "fundamental step", "month catalog"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Ross Silver, 2023, 'HUNTING FOR COMPTON-THICK AGN IN THE LOCAL UNIVERSE', 19.17_20220121_1250, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-yi636j0