Name | 065110 |
Title | Revealing Compton-thick luminous AGNs in powerful [OIII] emitters |
URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0651100301 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-88izngg |
Author | Dr Enrico Piconcelli |
Description | We propose to complete an observing program accepted during the last AO aimed at discovering unquestionable examples of still-elusive, Compton-thick (CT) quasars among the most [OIII] luminous AGNs in the local Universe. We request XMM-Newton observations of two narrow line AGNs at z <0.04. The very large [OIII] luminosity of both sources points out an intrinsic X-ray luminosity typical of quasars, while previous low-quality X-ray data provided strong, although inconclusive, evidence of a reflection dominated spectrum. As demonstrated by the observation of the AO8 accepted target, that has successfully revealed a CT quasar, our observing strategy is designed to minimize the risks of ambiguous results that have affected most of blind searches for CT luminous AGNs performed so far. |
Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
Temporal Coverage | 2010-07-21T02:57:26Z/2010-07-23T06:38:08Z |
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 | 2011-08-24T00:00:00Z |
Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Enrico Piconcelli, 2011, 065110, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-88izngg |