| Proposal ID | 094015 |
| Title | Survey of Suppressed X-ray Emission from Super-Eddington Accreting IMBHs |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0940150201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-616vj35 |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Prof Bin Luo |
| Abstract | A substantial fraction of accreting IMBHs show suppressed X-ray emissioncompared to the expectation from the active galactic nuclei (AGNs) accretiondisk-corona connection. They also show unusally strong X-ray variability. Wepropose a systematic XMM-Newton survey (8-25 ks exposures) of the 13 extremelyX-ray weak (by factors of >10) accreting IMBHs selected from previous Chandrasnapshot coverage. We aim to identify large-amplitude X-ray variability andcharacterize X-ray spectral properties. We will determine whether absorptionfrom clumpy disk wind associated with super-Eddington accretion is responsiblefor the extreme X-ray weakness and X-ray variability, and thus to unify theseIMBHs and super-Eddington accreting AGNs under the same physical scenario. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-04-17T19:34:53Z/2024-11-17T11:22:58Z |
| 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 | 2025-12-28T00:00:00Z |
| 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, Prof Bin Luo, 2025, 'Survey of Suppressed X-ray Emission from Super-Eddington Accreting IMBHs', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-616vj35 |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |