| Name | 030457 |
| Title | Searching for Ionized Absorption in Large CIV Blueshift Quasars |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0304570101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-k54cxmh |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We propose to observe three quasars with large CIV emission-line blueshifts to identify and characterize their intrinsic absorption. XMM-Newton spectroscopy will provide a crucial test of the hypothesis that large CIV blueshift quasars are viewed with an orientation angle close to the line-of-sight of a disk wind producing the UV emission lines. Of our three targets, two have already shown evidence for X-ray absorption from exploratory Chandra observations. The third target, PG 1259+593, offers the potential for the first detailed absorption study of this class of quasar. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2006-04-20T13:32:10Z/2006-04-21T02:01:20Z |
| 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 | 2007-05-19T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2007, Searching For Ionized Absorption In Large Civ Blueshift Quasars, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-k54cxmh |