| Name | 082124 |
| Title | X-ray and UV monitoring of the extraordinary changing-look AGN Mrk 1018 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0821240201 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-b0go6ec |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We propose two quasi-simultaneous observations of XMM (each 65 ks) and HST (each 2 orbits) to understand the ongoing changes of changing-look AGN Mrk 1018. Optical monitoring revealed that the dramatic dimming phase stopped, suggesting that the accretion disk is in a major reconfiguration phase. The combined deep exposure will reveal which spectral components have changed since a high S/N XMM spectrum was taken during the bright phase a few years ago. Comparing the two AO17 observations will allow us to look for spectral changes on half-year timescales. These two XMM observations will fill the gaps of our already accepted low S/N Chandra monitoring program on Mrk 1018. The joint HST observations will allow us to establish the states of the accretion disk and how this connects to the X-ray corona. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2018-07-23T11:24:28Z/2019-01-05T10:08:05Z |
| 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 | 2020-02-13T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2020, X-Ray And Uv Monitoring Of The Extraordinary Changing-Look Agn Mrk 1018, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-b0go6ec |