Multiwavalength polarization, and in particular X-ray polarization, is animportant probe of the magnetic field geometry and high-energy emissionprocesses of blazar jets. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE),scheduled for launch in December 2021, will open a new window to the Universethrough high-energy polarization. Here, we propose contemporaneous OM/PN/MOS --UV-X-ray observations of IXPE blazar targets. The proposed observations willsupplement our planned multiwavelength campaign from radio to gamma-rays.
Publications
The X-Ray Polarization View of Mrk 421 in an Average Flux State as Observed by the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer |Di Gesu, Laura, Donnarumma, Immacolata, et al. | ApJ | 938-7 | 2022 | 2022ApJ...938L...7D | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2022ApJ...938L...7D
Magnetic field properties inside the jet of Mrk 421. Multiwavelength polarimetry, including the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer |Kim, Dawoon E., Di Gesu, Laura, et al. | A&A | 681-12 | 2024 | 2024A&A...681A..12K | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024A&A...681A..12K
Detection of X-Ray Polarization from the Blazar 1ES 1959+650 with the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer |Errando, Manel, Liodakis, Ioannis, et al. | ApJ | 963-5 | 2024 | 2024ApJ...963....5E | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...963....5E
Investigating the Properties of the Relativistic Jet and Hot Corona in AGN with X-ray Polarimetry |Kim, Dawoon E., Di Gesu, Laura, et al. | Galax | 12-20 | 2024 | 2024Galax..12...20K | http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024Galax..12...20K
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2022-05-03T12:21:33Z/2023-11-01T20:38:27Z
Version
20.10_20230417_1156
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.
European Space Agency, Dr Ioannis Liodakis, 2024, 'Multiwavelength XMM-Newton observations of IXPE targets', 20.10_20230417_1156, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-chjtg1g