| Proposal ID | 094353 |
| Title | The WISSHFUL Program: unveiling SMBH winds at cosmic noon. |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0943530101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-qpk87ly |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Giorgio Lanzuisi |
| Abstract | We propose to invest 2.2Ms of XMM time to obtain the first X-raycharacterization of a sample of 15 hyper-luminous quasars at z=2-4. The maingoals are i) to detect the UFO features and derive the wind detection rate in alarge sample at these luminosities/redshift; ii) to investigate their launchingmechanism by exploring correlations between wind and accretion properties in aluminosity/accretion range unexplored so far; iii) to characterize through windmodels the physical properties of the nuclear winds, derive their energetics andcompare them with the large-scale outflows; iv) to explore the connectionbetween the presence of nuclear winds and other X-ray properties. This programwill provide the community with the legacy sample for the study of SMBH accretion and ejection beyond z=2. |
| Publications | No publications found for current proposal! |
| Instrument | EPN, RGS1, OM, RGS2, EMOS1, EMOS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2024-10-12T17:06:57Z/2026-04-25T07:57:21Z |
| Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
| 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 | 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z |
| 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 Giorgio Lanzuisi, 2026, 'The WISSHFUL Program: unveiling SMBH winds at cosmic noon.', PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-qpk87ly |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |