| Name | 076195 |
| Title | Probing Accretion and Obscuration in Luminous Red Quasars |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0761950101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bwqumqz |
| Author | Prof Eilat Glikman |
| Description | We propose to obtain XMM observations of three highly luminous dust-reddened quasars that appear to be young, transitional objects predicted by merger-driven models of quasar/galaxy co-evolution. These sources have been well-studied in optical through mid-infrared and have Eddington ratios >30%. Their black hole masses are relatively small compared to their host galaxies placing them below the MBH -- Lbulge relation. We propose to exploit the large collecting area of the EPIC cameras to measure NH and constrain the dust-to-gas ratios as well as the photon index as an independent probe of Eddington ratio. We will also measure their X-ray luminosities to compare with the infrared. These observations will complete the multi-wavelength study of this key population of quasars. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2015-05-21T04:24:36Z/2016-03-18T02:53:32Z |
| 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 | 2017-04-08T22:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Prof Eilat Glikman, 2017, 076195, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-bwqumqz |