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Name 086514
Title A Complete Census Compton-thick AGN in the local Universe from Swift BAT
URL

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DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-7i8qcdp
Author Dr Michael Koss
Description Heavily obscured accretion is believed to be an extremely important phase in the
growth of supermassive black holes, and to produce a signi cant fraction of the
Cosmic X-ray background. Studying in detail the broad-band X-ray emission of the
830 AGN reported in the 70-months Swift/BAT catalog, we found evidence of CT
obscuration in 55 objects, which makes this the largest sample of CT AGN in the
local Universe. We propose to observe the remaining 10/55 sources which lack an
XMM-Newton or Suzaku observation as a ful l program. These observations will
constrain the brightest end of the luminosity function of CT AGN and the
evolution of the covering factor of the CT material, besides serving as a
benchmark to study luminous CT AGN at higher redshifts.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2021-01-19T20:49:44Z/2021-04-13T13:24:13Z
Version 19.16_20210326_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 2022-05-22T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Michael Koss, 2022, 086514, 19.16_20210326_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-7i8qcdp