Abstract for Proposal 096065
SWIFT-XRT + XMM ToO follow-up of a new eROSITA QPE candidate
To date, only 8 bona-fide QPE sources are publicly known, of which only
4 were found through systematic X-ray searches allowing a calculation of
their intrinsic volumetric rates. eROSITA archival data, despite the halt
of operations, are still being screened to provide further candidates. We
request followup on a further QPE candidate from eROSITA, which was
recently re-prioritized based on its recent counterpart identification
with a galaxy. Deep XMM data are needed for characterization of both
eruptions and quiescence, although we conservatively request ~21ks
of Swift-XRT time to trigger, in case eruptions are observed, a full
XMM-Newton orbit with P_trigger~60%%.
Details on Observing Strategy and Trigger Criteria
There are no triggering criteria available for this proposal yet.