| Proposal ID | 093084 |
| Title | Decoding Luminous, High-Redshift, and Obscured eROSITA AGN |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0930840201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-5i575e5 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Mr Alessandro Peca |
| Abstract | We propose joint NuSTAR/XMM observations of two high luminosity (log LX>45erg/s), high redshift (z>3), and highly obscured (logNH >23 cm-2) AGN in theeROSITA (eFEDS) field. Their optical spectroscopic classification as Broad LineQSO by the SDSS is at odds with their high X-ray obscuration which, unusally, isthe case for nearly all the high-luminosity, high-redshift, high-NH eFEDScandidates. Understanding these AGN, which are rare in the eROSITA samplesbecause of its soft energy band, is essential to interpreting the upcomingeROSITA all-sky survey, but also important to test the standard unificationmodel. We aim to (i) confirm the high obscuration with much better X-ray dataand (ii) understand what these peculiar objects imply for the unexplored high-L, high-z, high-NH Universe. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2023-11-24T05:35:21Z/2023-11-24T18:02:01Z |
| 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. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2024-12-19T00:00:00Z |
| 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, Mr Alessandro Peca, 2024, 'Decoding Luminous, High-Redshift, and Obscured eROSITA AGN', 20.10_20230417_1156, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-5i575e5 |