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Name 089044
Title HUNTING FOR COMPTON-THICK AGN IN THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
URL

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
Author Dr Ross Silver
Description The X-ray spectral analysis of new Compton thick (CT-) active galactic
nuclei (AGN) represents a fundamental step to understand the physics of
the 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 target
2 low-redshift candidate CT-AGN from the Swift-BAT 150-month catalog with
joint 50 ks NuSTAR and 30 ks XMM-Newton observations each. This analysis
will help determine the true intrinsic fraction of CT-AGN in the local
universe and their contribution to the Cosmic X-ray Background (CXB).
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
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 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 2023-04-21T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Ross Silver, 2023, 089044, 19.17_20220121_1250, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-yi636j0