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
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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-Alb\\u00e0, 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
Keywords	"NuSTAR", "successful selection criteria", "compton thick agn", "xray spectral analysis", "XMM", "ct agn", "local universe", "fundamental step", "month catalog", "XMM-Newton", "obscuring material", "swift bat", "xmm newton"
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