| Proposal ID | 093081 |
| Title | THE FIRST NUSTAR OBSERVATION OF A GAMMA-RAY DETECTED BROAD ABSORPTION LINE QUASA |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0930810101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-gzi6ej4 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Vaidehi S. Paliya |
| Abstract | We propose to observe the X-ray brightest and one of the firstgamma-ray-detected BAL quasars, B3 1520+437, simultaneously with NuSTARand XMM-Newton for exposures 40 ksec and 20 ksec, respectively. Theproposed observations will allow us to (i) check whether strong soft X-rayabsorption, one of the most prominent characteristics of most BAL quasars,also exists in the polar outflows, and to check whether face-on BAL quasarsare otherwise X-ray normal, and (ii) precisely estimate the jet power,location of the emission region along the jet, bulk Lorentz factor, andproperties of the electron energy distribution. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-01-03T21:45:06Z/2024-01-04T04:08:26Z |
| 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 Vaidehi S. Paliya, 2025, 'THE FIRST NUSTAR OBSERVATION OF A GAMMA-RAY DETECTED BROAD ABSORPTION LINE QUASA', 21.23_20231215_1101, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-gzi6ej4 |