XMM-Newton Large Programme Details



PROPOSAL OVERVIEW
Proposal Title Cosmology with z>3 quasars
Proposal Category Active Galactic Nuclei, Quasars, BL-Lac Objects
Proposal Type VERY LARGE PROGRAM
Proposal Id 80395
Number of Observations 30
Total exposure time (ks) 1045

PI DETAILS
PI Prof Guido Risaliti
Institute University of Florence
Country ITALY

CO-INVESTIGATORS
Name Country
E. Lusso ITALY
M. Elvis UNITED STATES
R. Gilli ITALY
C. Vignali ITALY

ABSTRACT
We have recently shown that the non-linear correlation between X-ray and UV emission in quasars can be used to estimate quasar distances with a precision of ~0.2~dex. This allows to build a Hubble Diagram for quasars up to z~6, opening a new window of observational cosmology at high redshift. Here we propose to observe a sample of 30 quasars at z~3, in order to estimate the ratio of the expansion of the Universe at z=3 and z~0.5 with a 10% precision, enough for a tight test of the standard cosmological model, and to improve the current constraints on the possible evolution of the equation of state of dark energy.

PAPERS
Authors marked in red are (co-)investigators in the proposal

Classification of papers are:
- CLASS 1:   papers that present specific XMM-Newton observations
- CLASS 2: papers that refer to published XMM-Newton results with complementary observations, follow-up analysis, or theoretical analysis
- CLASS 3: further deliveries which resulted from the program and which are made available to the community (e.g. source catalogues, processed images or spectra in public data base)
- CLASS 4: comments and suggestions from PI

CLASS 1 (9 references)
  1. " The most luminous blue quasars at 3.0 < z < 3.3. I. A tale of two X-ray populations "
    Nardini, E.; Lusso, E.; Risaliti, G.; Bisogni, S.; Civano, F.; Elvis, M.; Fabbiano, G.; Gilli, R.; Marconi, A.; Salvestrini, F.; Vignali, C.;
    2019 - Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 632, id.A109, pp.
    Number of Citations: 4
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=bibcode:2019A&A...632A.109N
    DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936911

  2. " The WISSH quasars project. VII. The impact of extreme radiative field in the accretion disc and X-ray corona interplay "
    Zappacosta, L.; Piconcelli, E.; Giustini, M.; Vietri, G.; Duras, F.; Miniutti, G.; Bischetti, M.; Bongiorno, A.; Brusa, M.; Chiaberge, M.; Comastri, A.; Feruglio, C.; Luminari, A.; Marconi, A.; Ricci, C.; Vignali, C.; Fiore, F.;
    2020 - Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 635, id.L5, pp.
    Number of Citations: 1
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=bibcode:2020A&A...635L...5Z
    DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201937292

  3. " Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning "
    Zhang, Yanxia; Zhao, Yongheng; Wu, Xue-Bing;
    2021 - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 503, Issue 4, pp.5263-5273
    Number of Citations: 0
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=bibcode:2021MNRAS.503.5263Z
    DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab744

  4. " Gas clumping in the outskirts of the Virgo cluster "
    Mirakhor, M. S.; Walker, S. A.;
    2021 - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 506, Issue 1, pp.139-148
    Number of Citations: 0
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=bibcode:2021MNRAS.506..139M
    DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab1768

  5. " The most luminous blue quasars at 3.0 < z < 3.3. II. C IV/X-ray emission and accretion disc physics "
    Lusso, E.; Nardini, E.; Bisogni, S.; Risaliti, G.; Gilli, R.; Richards, G. T.; Salvestrini, F.; Vignali, C.; Bargiacchi, G.; Civano, F.; Elvis, M.; Fabbiano, G.; Marconi, A.; Sacchi, A.; Signorini, M.;
    2021 - Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 653, id.A158, pp.
    Number of Citations: 0
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=bibcode:2021A&A...653A.158L
    DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141356

  6. " ESASky SSOSS: Solar System Object Search Service and the case of Psyche "
    Racero, E.; Giordano, F.; Carry, B.; Berthier, J.; Mueller, T.; Mahlke, M.; Valtchanov, I.; Baines, D.; Kruk, S.; Merin, B.; Besse, S.; Kueppers, M.; Puga, E.; Gonzalez Nunez, J.; Rodriguez, P.; de la Calle, I.; Lopez-Marti, B.; Norman, H.; Wangblad, M.; Lopez-Caniego, M.; Alvarez Crespo, N.;
    2022 - Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 659, id.A38, pp.
    Number of Citations: 0
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=bibcode:2022A&A...659A..38R
    DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140899

  7. " Quasars as high‑redshift standard candles "
    Risaliti, G.; Lusso, E.; Nardini, E.; Bargiacchi, G.; Bisogni, S.; Sacchi, A.; Signorini, M.; Trefoloni, B.;
    2023 - Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 344, Issue 4, article id. easna.20230054
    Number of Citations: 0
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=bibcode:2023AN....34430054R
    DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acc17e

  8. " A Multiwavelength Study of Active Galactic Nuclei in Post-merger Remnants "
    Li, Wenhao; Nair, Preethi; Irwin, Jimmy; Ellison, Sara; Satyapal, Shobita; Drory, Niv; Jones, Amy; Keel, William; Masters, Karen; Stark, David; Ryan, Russell; Mukundan, Kavya;
    2023 - The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 944, Issue 2, id.168, pp.
    Number of Citations: 0
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=bibcode:2023ApJ...944..168L
    DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acb13d

  9. " X‑HESS: A large sample of highly accreting serendipitous AGN under the XMM‑Newton microscope "
    Laurenti, M.; Tombesi, F.; Vagnetti, F.; Piconcelli, E.; Guainazzi, M.; Middei, R.;
    2023 - Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 344, Issue 4, article id. easna.20230053
    Number of Citations: 0
    https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=bibcode:2023AN....34430053L
    DOI: 10.1002/asna.20230015