| Proposal ID | 093561 |
| Title | TOO OBS OF A RE-AWAKENING AGN: EXPLORING THE PHYSICS OF CHANGING-LOOK AGN |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0935610101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-js9ucfa |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Daniel Lawther |
| Abstract | After a 10-year hiatus, Mrk 590 has partially re-ignited, with repeated majorX-ray and UV flare-ups captured by Swift monitoring. We wish to seize this rareopportunity to document the onset of AGN activity as it occurs, since this canlead to significant insight on the long-standing issue of how AGNs are triggeredand fueled. We will use approved Swift XRT monitoring to trigger up to 4single-visit NuSTAR observations, of which up to 3 are joint with XMM (orNICER). Together, these data are needed to determine if a standard thinaccretion disk is being built up as the AGN turns on (and then characterize thisevent) or if alternate physics are at play.1 |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-07-08T13:58:07Z/2024-07-09T18:19:17Z |
| 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 | 2025-07-30T00:00:00Z |
| 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, Dr Daniel Lawther, 2025, 'TOO OBS OF A RE-AWAKENING AGN: EXPLORING THE PHYSICS OF CHANGING-LOOK AGN', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-js9ucfa |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |