| Name | 080391 |
| Title | A pathfinder X-ray spectral study of outflows in the X-ray brightest QSOs at zvirgul2 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0803910101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mmvtcbb |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | Understanding the feedback mechanism in AGN at their (zvirgul2) peak of cosmic activity is key to understand the co-evolution of SMBHs and galaxies. Recent discoveries in X-rays of massive outflows in nearby AGNs have shown that AGN-driven winds may be an effective way of providing this feedback. To date, detailed X-ray spectral studies have been however restricted to the nearest AGN and, at higher z, to a handful of QSOs which are mostly lensed. We thus propose here an exploratory study on a small sample of bona fide type-1, non-lensed and non-beamed QSOs selected among the X-ray brightest QSOs at zvirgul2 already detected in X-rays. Our main goal is to obtain X-ray spectra with a secure and high enough S/N to constrain the presence of massive winds in high-z QSOs, and serve as pathfinder for future studies. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2017-08-05T16:30:11Z/2018-01-03T15:32:48Z |
| 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 | 2019-01-12T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2019, A Pathfinder X-Ray Spectral Study Of Outflows In The X-Ray Brightest Qsos At Zvirgul2, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-mmvtcbb |