We propose a hard X-ray look at the mini-BAL QSO, PG 1126-041, with NuSTAR(120ks) and simultaneous with XMM (90ks), to study its accretion disk wind. Thiswill be the first ever hard X-ray observation of this AGN, whose line of sightintercepts multiple phases (UV, soft X-ray and Fe K) of a variable windoriginating on accretion disk scales. Detailed studies of AGN disk winds arerare, here PG1126 resembles PDS456, the archetypical luminous AGN with apowerful accretion disk wind. The observations will: (i) measure the Fe K andhard X-ray wind profile, allowing the fast wind energetics to be accuratelyderived, (ii) probe rapid wind variability on timescales of tens of ks in theinnermost disk and (iii) link all the phases of the wind from the UV to hard X-rays.
Instrument
EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage
2022-12-20T13:56:28Z/2022-12-21T18:23:08Z
Version
20.09_20221024_1724
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 James Reeves, 2024, 'HEADING INTO THE WIND: A HARD X-RAY NUSTAR VIEW OF PG 1126-041.', 20.09_20221024_1724, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-17lukvh
