| Proposal ID | 090286 |
| Title | The XMM/Gaia Gravitationally Lensed Quasar Survey |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0902860601 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-uxyek5h |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Thomas Connor |
| Abstract | The Gaia Gravitational Lenses working group (GraL) has dramatically increasedthe number of known lenses in the past three years, particularly doubly-imagedquasars. X-ray observations of these rare systems provide a powerful tool for arange of studies, from inferring the structure near the event horizons ofsupermassive black holes to measuring black hole spins at cosmologicaldistances. We propose a snapshot survey of the brightest newly identifieddoubles to establish a baseline sample for deeper observations and monitoring. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2022-09-29T21:04:39Z/2022-09-30T01:51:19Z |
| 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 | 2023-10-21T00:00:00Z |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Thomas Connor, 2023, 'The XMM/Gaia Gravitationally Lensed Quasar Survey', 20.08_20220509_1852, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-uxyek5h |