| Name | 074306 |
| Title | A broadband, time-resolved study of the persistent Stellar Mass Black Hole LMC X |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0743060101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gkudgxz |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We propose joint XMM and NuSTAR observations of the stellar mass black hole X-ray binary LMC X-1. These broadband observations will be the first to simultaneously constrain both the soft thermal component from the accretion disk around the black hole and the non-thermal continuum emission that extends into the hard X-ray band. The improved energy resolution of NuSTAR and the overlap between the XMM and NuSTAR bands will improve the measurement of the black hole spin via the broad iron line. The soft thermal component has short timescale (hours) variability of unknown origin; we will improve the temporal resolution of the continuum components by roughly an order of magnitude over previous observations and shed light on the nature of these variations. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2014-11-09T07:44:14Z/2014-11-10T04:14:13Z |
| 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 | 2015-11-26T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2015, A Broadband Comma Time-Resolved Study Of The Persistent Stellar Mass Black Hole Lmc X, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-gkudgxz |