| Proposal ID | 093401 |
| Title | Extensive multi-frequency monitoring of the classical TeV blazars Mrk 421 and Mr |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0934010101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-wzvd53g |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Mr Axel Arbet-Engels |
| Abstract | Mrk421 and Mrk501 are among the blazars that can be studied with the greatestlevel of detail thanks to their brightness and proximity. We request MAGICobservations to provide sensitive VHE coverage for the multiinstrument campaignsin 2024/2025. These MAGIC 0bservations are needed to characterise with accuracythe high-energy bump and its temporal evolution with simultaneous coverage forthe low-energy bump. This experimental work allows addressing fundamentalquestions on how Mrk421 and Mrk501 function, which may be generalized to otherblazars that are more difficult to study because they are weaker or locatedfurther away. The acquired multi-year MAGIC data provide unprecedented VHEcoverage with high sensitivity and low energy threshold and, together with the related MWL |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-05-03T18:29:01Z/2024-08-11T01:22:33Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| 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 | 2025-08-28T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | XMM-Newton, OM, RGS, EPIC, X-ray, Multi-Mirror, SAS |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Mr Axel Arbet-Engels, 2025, 'Extensive multi-frequency monitoring of the classical TeV blazars Mrk 421 and Mr', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-wzvd53g |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |