Gaia GraL: Gaia DR2 Gravitational Lens Systems. VII. XMM-Newton Observations of Lensed Quasars

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Contributors

  • Thomas Connor - , California Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Daniel Stern - , California Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Alberto Krone-Martins - , University of California at Irvine (Author)
  • S. G. Djorgovski - , California Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Matthew J. Graham - , California Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Dominic J. Walton - , University of Cambridge (Author)
  • Ludovic Delchambre - , University of Liege (Author)
  • Christine Ducourant - , Université de Bordeaux (Author)
  • Ramachrisna Teixeira - , Universidade de São Paulo (Author)
  • Jean-Francois Le Campion - , Université de Bordeaux (Author)
  • Jakob Sebastian den Brok - , University of Bonn (Author)
  • Dougal Dobie - , ARC Ctr Excellence Gravitat Wave Discovery OzGrav (Author)
  • Laurent Galluccio - , Université Côte d'Azur (Author)
  • Priyanka Jalan - , Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (Author)
  • Sergei A. Klioner - , Research Group for Astronomy, Chair of Astronomy (Author)
  • Jonas Kluter - , Louisiana State University (Author)
  • Ashish A. Mahabal - , California Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Vibhore Negi - , Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (Author)
  • Anna Nierenberg - , University of California Merced (Author)
  • Quentin Petit - , Université de Bordeaux (Author)
  • Sergio Scarano Jr - , Universidade Federal de Sergipe (Author)
  • Eric Slezak - , Université Côte d'Azur (Author)
  • Dominique Sluse - , University of Liege (Author)
  • Carolina Spindola-Duarte - , Universidade de São Paulo (Author)
  • Jean Surdej - , Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Author)
  • Joachim Wambsganss - , Heidelberg University  (Author)

Abstract

We present XMM-Newton X-ray observations of nine confirmed lensed quasars at 1 ≲ z ≲ 3 identified by the Gaia Gravitational Lens program. Eight systems are strongly detected, with 0.3-8.0 keV fluxes F 0.3-8.0 ≳ 5 ×10-14 erg cm-2 s-1. Modeling the X-ray spectra with an absorbed power law, we derive power-law photon indices and 2-10 keV luminosities for the eight detected quasars. In addition to presenting sample properties for larger quasar population studies and for use in planning for future caustic-crossing events, we also identify three quasars of interest: a quasar that shows evidence of flux variability from previous ROSAT observations, the most closely separated individual lensed sources resolved by XMM-Newton, and one of the X-ray brightest quasars known at z > 3. These sources represent the tip of the discoveries that will be enabled by SRG/eROSITA.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number45
Number of pages11
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume927
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85126814626
Mendeley b2900a30-9402-382a-9209-f9c905ab4664
unpaywall 10.3847/1538-4357/ac4476

Keywords

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Keywords

  • X-RAY-EMISSION, ABSORPTION-LINE QUASARS, PHOTON IMAGING CAMERA, PARAMETER-ESTIMATION, SPECTROSCOPIC CONFIRMATION, EINSTEIN RING, TIME DELAYS, DISCOVERY, REDSHIFT, MAGNIFICATION