Tracking the Ulx Population Activity in NGC 1068 during the Ixpe Observation
Abstract
We propose two observations of the nuclear region of NGC 1068, 10 ks each, during the IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimeter Explorer) pointing of the source, in January 2024. We aim at monitoring the flux levels of the Ultra Luminous X-ray sources (ULXs) within the Field of View of NGC 1068, which might potentially contaminate the measurement of the polarization signal from the Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN). With its superior angular resolution, Chandra is the only X-ray observatory on orbit which will allow us to disentangle the emission of the ULXs from the one of the AGN. Since these contaminating sources vary on timescales of weeks, we require an ACIS-S observation at the beginning and another one at the end of the IXPE pointing (03-29 January 2024).
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Chandra Proposal
- Pub Date:
- November 2022
- Bibcode:
- 2022cxo..prop.6677M
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- Chandra Proposal ID #24708942