| Name | 076453 |
| Title | A Deep Look at An Unobscured, Extreme, Super-Eddington NLS1 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0764530101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-88n283i |
| Author | Dr Chichuan Jin |
| Description | RX J0439.6-5311 is a bright NLS1 galaxy with very low attenuating column density and very narrow Hb FWHM, small black hole mass and super-Eddington mass accretion rate. It has intriguing soft X-ray spectral shape similar to that in the QPO AGN REJ1034+396. It also exhibits strong X-ray variability in short and long timescales. These characteristics make RX J0439.6-5311 a great source for studying the intrinsic emission from the core region of such extreme NLS1s. We propose a long, uninterrupted XMM-Newton observation of this source (1 revolution, 120-130 ks), in order to conduct a detailed study of its intrinsic variability and spectral properties in the X-ray, UV and optical, and provide constraints to its black hole mass and spin. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2016-02-12T05:37:13Z/2016-02-13T20:54:55Z |
| Version | PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE |
| 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 | 2017-02-26T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Chichuan Jin, 2017, 076453, PPS_NOT_AVAILABLE, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-88n283i |