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Name 087091
Title The coronal properties of an exceptionally luminous quasar at z=0.821
URL

https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0870910101
https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0870910201
https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0870910301

DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-zi2tt20
Author Dr Elias Kammoun
Description High luminosity quasars are unique laboratories to test our understanding of
X-ray coronae in AGN. We propose joint XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observations of a
luminous, optically-selected, non-jetted quasar at z=0.821. Our main goal is to
measure the high-energy cutoff in its X-ray spectrum, hence constraining, in the
framework of Comptonization models, its coronal temperature and optical depth.
This will allow us to test whether the same physical conditions hold in quasars
at luminosities and masses 100 times higher than those probed in so far in the
nearby Universe, exploring the unknown X-ray properties of the quasar population
at intermediate redshifts (z = 0.1-1), constituting half the age of the
Universe.
Publication No observations found associated with the current proposal
Instrument EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage 2020-08-08T14:10:43Z/2021-02-01T10:21:57Z
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 2022-02-16T00:00:00Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Dr Elias Kammoun, 2022, 087091, 18.02_20200221_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-zi2tt20