| Name | 060069 |
| Title | Compton-thick luminous AGNs at the heart of bright [OIII] emitters |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0600690101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-2i78soy |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We propose the observation of two narrow-line, [O III] luminous AGNs (z<virgul0.05) aimed at discovering clearcut examples of local Compton-thick (CT) quasars, that are still lacking so far. Previous low-quality observations provided strong, but not definitive, indications of a reflection-dominated X-ray spectrum in both sources. The large [OIII] luminosities should ensure an intrinsic X-ray luminosity typical of quasars. Thanks to the expected photon statistics the proposed observations will shed definitive light on the CT nature of the absorber in these sources. Our program is designed to miminize the risks of non-detection of the target and/or ambiguous results that have affected several blind searches for CT luminous AGNs performed to date. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2009-05-22T17:09:34Z/2010-01-31T14:00:09Z |
| 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 | 2011-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2011, Compton-Thick Luminous Agns At The Heart Of Bright Square_Bracket_Openoiiisquare_Bracket_Close Emitters, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-2i78soy |