| Proposal ID | 093079 |
| Title | DISCOVERING COMPTON-THICK AGN WITH A.I. |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0930790101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-9uk5sx7 |
| 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 of theobscuring material surrounding accreting supermassive black holes. However,at the present day, CT-AGN remain extremely hard to detect. Implementinga previously successful machine learning algorithm, we propose to target6 low-redshift candidate CT-AGN from the BAT 150-Month catalog for 30ks of NuSTAR and 25 ks of XMM-Newton time each. This analysis will helpdetermine the true intrinsic fraction of CT-AGN in the local universe andtheir contribution to the Cosmic X-ray Background (CXB). |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2023-10-05T08:57:33Z/2024-01-07T16:04:51Z |
| Version | 21.23_20231215_1101 |
| 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 | 2025-01-18T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2025-01-27 |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Ross Silver, 2025, 'DISCOVERING COMPTON-THICK AGN WITH A.I.', 21.23_20231215_1101, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-9uk5sx7 |