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Name 086136
Title Revisiting the obscuring wind of NGC 5548
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0861360101

DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-j2y69g1
Author Dr Junjie Mao
Description An obscuring wind featuring heavy absorption of the soft X-ray continuum
associated with blue-shifted UV broad absorption lines was previously discovered
in NGC 5548. The obscurer has been present in our line-of-sight (LOS) since at
least 2011. Outside our LOS, if photons from the central engine to the
narrow-line region are also screened, X-ray narrow emission lines would be
diminished, given adequate delay time. We propose to observe NGC 5548 with XMM-
Newton for 70 ks, we can verify whether the narrow emission lines in the soft
X-ray band are diminished. This helps us to better understand the geometry of
the obscurer. With coordinated HST/COS, we can study the FUV and NUV absorption
lines associated with the obscurer along the LOS.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2021-01-27T04:33:50Z/2021-01-28T01:40:30Z
Version 18.02_20200221_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 2022-04-06T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Junjie Mao, 2022, 086136, 18.02_20200221_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-j2y69g1