A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name 079065
Title THE GEOMETRY OF THE X-RAY SOURCE IN NGC 7314 WITH SPECTROSCOPY AND REVERBERATION
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0790650101

DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-f8itrq6
Author Dr Abderahmen Zoghbi
Description NuSTAR s unprecedented energy coverage has been providing many black hole spin
measurements in AGN. Most of them are at the high end of black hole spin, where
strong relativistic effects are present. In NGC 7314, the iron line shape from
spectroscopy and reverberation is narrow, suggesting a low black hole spin and
possibly either a truncated disk or an illuminating source that is distant from
the disk. The current low energy data (< 10 keV) do not constrain the reflection
spectrum to specify this. Here, we propose to observe x for 100 ks with NuSTAR
and 60 ks with XMM in order to measure both the relativistic broadening and
reverberation. The two will allow us to localize the X-ray source and test for
truncations. A truncated disk would have implications on accretion theory.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2016-05-14T12:43:24Z/2016-05-15T06:46:44Z
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 2017-06-14T22:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Abderahmen Zoghbi, 2017, 079065, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-f8itrq6