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eROSITA's Window into the X-ray-Transient Sky: AGN Accretion in the Era of Big Data

2018/31/G/ST9/03224

Keywords:

Black holes / X-ray radiation

Descriptors:

  • ST9_12: Relativistic astrophysics
  • ST9_11: High energy and particle astrophysics: X-rays, gamma rays, cosmic rays, neutrinos
  • ST9_17: Large data bases: archiving, handling and analysis

Panel:

ST9 - Astronomy and space science: astrophysics, astrochemistry, astrobiology, solar system, planetary systems, stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, space science, instrumentation

Host institution :

Centrum Astronomiczne im. Mikołaja Kopernika Polskiej Akademii Nauk

woj. mazowieckie

Other projects carried out by the institution 

Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr Alex Markowitz 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 3

Call: BEETHOVEN 3 - announced on 2018-09-14

Amount awarded: 889 915 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2020-01-15

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2025-01-14

Project duration:: 36 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Pending project

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (14)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (5)
  1. Deciphering the extreme X-ray variability of the nuclear transient eRASSt J045650.3−203750: A likely repeating partial tidal disruption event
    Authors:
    Liu, Z.; Malyali, A.; Krumpe, M.; Homan, D.; Goodwin, A.J.; Grotova, I.,; Kawka, A.; Rau, A.; Merloni, A.; Anderson, G.E.; Miller-Jones, J.C.A.; Markowitz, A.G.; Ciroi, S.; Di Mille, F.; Schramm, M.; Tang, S.; Buckley, D.A.H.; Gromadzki, M.; Jin, C.; Buchner, J.
    Academic press:
    Astronomy and Astrophysics (rok: 2023, tom: 669, strony: A75-A100), Wydawca: EDP Sciences
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1051/0004-6361/202244805 - link to the publication
  2. Inferring the morphology of AGN torus using X-ray spectra: a reliability study
    Authors:
    Saha, T.; Markowitz, A.; Buchner, J.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2022, tom: 509, strony: 5485-5510), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stab3250 - link to the publication
  3. Rapid X-ray Variability in Mkn 421 during a Multiwavelength Campaign
    Authors:
    Markowitz, A.; Nalewajko, K.; Bhatta, G., et al.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2022, tom: 513, strony: 1662-1679), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stac917 - link to the publication
  4. An X-ray aring event and a variable soft X-ray excess in the Seyfert LCRS B040659.9−385922 as detected with eROSITA
    Authors:
    Krishnan, S.; Markowitz, A.; Krumpe, M.; Homan, D.; Brogan, R.; Haemmerich, S.; Gromadzki, M.; Saha, T.; Schramm, S.; Reichart, D.; Winkler, H.; Waddell, S.; Wilms, J; Rau, A.; Liu, Z.; Grotova, I.
    Academic press:
    Astronomy and Astrophysics (rok: 2024, tom: brak, strony: brak), Wydawca: EDP Sciences
    Status:
    Submitted
  5. Discovery of the luminous X-ray ignition eRASSt J234402.9−352640 Paper I: TDE or a rapid increase in AGN accretion?
    Authors:
    Homan, D.; Krumpe, M.; Markowitz, A.; Saha, T.,; Gokus, A.; Partington, E.; Lamer, G.; Malyali, A.; Liu, Z.; Rau, A.; Grotova, I.; Cackett, E.M.; Buckley, D.A.H.; Ciroi, S.; Di Mille, F.; Gendreau, K.; Gromadzki, M.; Krishnan, K.; Schramm, M.; Steiner, J.F.
    Academic press:
    Astronomy and Astrophysics (rok: 2023, tom: 672, strony: 167-191), Wydawca: EDP Sciences
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1051/0004-6361/202245078 - link to the publication
  6. Rapid Variability of Mrk 421 During Extreme Flaring as Seen Through the Eyes of XMM-Newton
    Authors:
    Gokus, A.; Wilms, J.; Kadler, M.; Dorner, D.; Nowak, M.A.; Kreikenbohm, A.; Leiter, K.; Bretz, T.; Schleicher, B.; Markowitz, A.; Pottschmidt, K.; Mannheim, K.; Kreykenbohm, I.; Langejahn, M.; McBride, F.; Beuchert, T.; Dauser, T.; Kreter, M.; and the FACT collaboration: Abhir, J.; Baack, D.; Balbo, M.; Biland, A.; Brand, K.; Buss, J.; Eisenberger, L.; Elsaesser, D.; Guenther, P.; Hildebrand, D.; Linhoff, M.; Paravac, A.; Rhode, W.; Sliusar, V.; Hasan, S.; Walter R.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2024, tom: brak, strony: brak), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Accepted for publication
  7. Evidence for Fe K-alpha line and soft X-ray lag in NGC 7456 ultraluminous X-ray source-1
    Authors:
    Mondal, S.; Różańska, A.; De Marco, B.; Markowitz, A.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2021, tom: 505, strony: L106-L111), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnrasl/slab061 - link to the publication
  8. Spectral state transitions in Circinus ULX5
    Authors:
    Mondal, S.; Różański, A.; Bagińska, P.; Markowitz, A.; De Marco, B.
    Academic press:
    Astronomy & Astrophysics (rok: 2021, tom: 651, strony: A54-A63), Wydawca: EDP Sciences
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1051/0004-6361/202140459 - link to the publication
  9. eROSITA detection of a cloud obscuration event in the Seyfert AGN EC 04570-5206
    Authors:
    Markowitz, A.; Krumpe, M.; Homan, D.; Gromadzki, M.; Schramm, M.; Boller, T.; Krishnan, S.; Saha, T.; Wilms, J.; Gokus, A.; Haemmerich, S.; Winkler, H.; Buchner, J.; Buckley, D.; Brogan, R.; Reichart, D.
    Academic press:
    Astronomy and Astrophysics (rok: 2024, tom: brak, strony: brak), Wydawca: EDP Sciences
    Status:
    Accepted for publication
  10. Detection of periodic signals in AGN red noise light curves: empirical tests on the Auto-Correlation Function and Phase Dispersion Minimization
    Authors:
    Krishnan, S.; Markowitz, A.; Schwarzenberg-Czerny, A.; Middleton, M.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2021, tom: 508, strony: 3975–3994), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stab2839 - link to the publication
  11. Discovery of soft and hard X-ray time lags in low-mass AGN
    Authors:
    Mallick, L.; Wilkins, D.R.; Alston, W.N.; Markowitz, A.; De Marco, B.; Parker, M.L.; Lohfink, A.M.; Stalin, C.S.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2021, tom: 503, strony: 3775-3783), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stab627 - link to the publication
  12. High-density disc reflection spectroscopy of low-mass active galactic nuclei
    Authors:
    Mallick, L.; Fabian, A.C.; Garcia, J.; Tomsick, J.; Parker, M.L.; Dauser, T.; Wilkins, D.R.; De Marco, B.; Steiner, J.F.; Connors, R.M.T.; Mastroserio, G.; Markowitz, A.; Pinto, C.; Alston, W.N.; Lohfink, A.M.; Gandhi, P.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2022, tom: 513, strony: 4361-4379), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/stac990 - link to the publication
  13. The multiphase environment in the centre of Centaurus A
    Authors:
    Borkar, A.; Adhikari, T.P.; Różańska, A.; Markowitz, A.; Boorman, P.; Czerny, B.; Migliori, G.; De Marco, B.; Karas, V.
    Academic press:
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (rok: 2021, tom: 500, strony: 3536-3551), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/mnras/staa3515 - link to the publication
  14. Multiwavelength study of extreme variability in LEDA 1154204: A changing-look event in a type 1.9 Seyfert
    Authors:
    Saha, T.; Markowitz, A.; Homan, D.; Krumpe, M.; Haemmerich, S.; Czerny,B.; Graham, M.; Frederick, S.; Gromadzki, M.; Gezari, S.; Winkler, H.; Buckley, D.; Brink, J.; Naddaf, M.; Rau, A.; Wilms, J.; Gokus, A.; Liu, Z.; Grotova, I.
    Academic press:
    Astronomy and Astrophysics (rok: 2024, tom: brak, strony: brak), Wydawca: EDP Sciences
    Status:
    Submitted
  1. Determination of AGN torus morphology using X-ray spectra: A reliability study
    Authors:
    Saha, T.; Markowitz, A.; Buchner, J.
    Conference:
    40. Polish Astronomical Society Meeting (rok: 2022, ), Wydawca: Polish Astronomical Society
    Data:
    konferencja 2021.09.13 - 2021.09.17
    Status:
    Published
  2. Multi-Wavelength Campaign on Mkn 421 with AstroSat and FACT
    Authors:
    Markowitz, A.; Nalewajko, K.; Dewangan, G.; Chandra, S.; Dorner, D., Schleicher, B., on behalf of the FACT Collaboration; Bhatta, G.; Stawarz, Ł.; Ostrowski, M.; Zola, S.
    Conference:
    European Astronomical Society annual meeting (rok: 2020, ), Wydawca: https://k-poster.kuoni-congress.info/eas2020/poster/9aed7cb1-b884-4461-bbec-b2a1daf4ba0d
    Data:
    konferencja 1-3 Jul/lip 2020
    Status:
    Published
  3. Inferring AGN torus morphology using X-ray spectra: A reliability study
    Authors:
    Saha, T.; Markowitz, A.; Buchner, J.
    Conference:
    European Astronomical Society Annual meeting (rok: 2021, ), Wydawca: https://k-poster.kuoni-congress.info/eas2021/poster/2e551dd7-ab8e-4a72-bdfa-060bebadbd0c
    Data:
    konferencja 2021-06-28 - 2021-07-02
    Status:
    Published
  4. Tools for period searching in AGN in the era of Big Data"
    Authors:
    Krishnan, S.; Markowitz, A.; Schwarzenberg-Czerny, A.
    Conference:
    European Astronomical Society annual meeting (rok: 2020, ), Wydawca: https://k-poster.kuoni-congress.info/eas2020/poster/9797de55-7a59-4c87-97ee-05fa92a212db
    Data:
    konferencja 1-3 Jul/lip 2020
    Status:
    Published
  5. Tools for period searching in AGN in the era of Big Data"
    Authors:
    Krishnan, S.; Markowitz, A.; Schwarzenberg-Czerny, A.; Middleton, M.
    Conference:
    European Astronomical Society Annual meeting (rok: 2021, ), Wydawca: https://k-poster.kuoni-congress.info/eas2021/poster/b2dc069d-8327-44ea-a180-32734ffa371f
    Data:
    konferencja 2021-06-28 - 2021-07-02
    Status:
    Published