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Name 067544
Title Searching for the QPO trigger in RE J1034+396
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0675440101
https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0675440201
https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0675440301

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-x50ck7r
Author Dr Matthew Middleton
Description Black hole binaries show high frequency QPOs, the timescales of which implies
they must be produced close to the event horizon. Our discovery of the first
significant AGN QPO gives a unique opportunity to study these in greater detail
than is possible in BHBs. A single re-observation of the QPO would show that it
is a characteristic feature of this source, but the QPO is transient, not
present in the short followup observations. We propose virgul10 snapshots of 30 ks
each (the maximum possible visibility in this AO and for the remaining lifetime
of XMM-Newton) to re-detect the QPO and study its properties. This longer
observation will allow a great deal of secondary science to be achieved from
this important AGN for variability studies including determining the origin of the sources enormous soft excess.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2011-05-07T09:18:26Z/2011-05-31T18:56:22Z
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 2012-06-21T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Matthew Middleton, 2012, 067544, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-x50ck7r