Name | 014751 |
Title | Deep XMM spectroscopy in the Lockman Hole |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0147510101 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bsph41a |
Author | Prof Guenther Hasinger |
Description | We propose a 1 Msec XMM observation of the Lockman Hole. In the very hard X-ray band (5-10 keV), where XMM is uniquely sensitive, this will yield by far the deepest survey ever, which is optimised to reach the XMM confusion limit in this band. Detailed X-ray spectroscopy of the virgul200 brighter sources will allow precision cosmology by constraining the properties of the obscuring medium in AGN as a function of redshift and luminosity. For a number of brighter X-ray sources in the field the XMM spectra will provide unique insight in the nature of the accretion flow in the imediate vicinity of the black hole. For one of the highest redshift clusters of galaxies we can for the first time determine the chemical abundance of the intergalactic medium. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2002-10-15T06:13:50Z/2002-12-07T04:45:23Z |
Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's 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 Earth's 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 | 2004-02-02T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Guenther Hasinger, 2004, 014751, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bsph41a |