NGC 1068: A XRISM BENCHMARK FOR COMPTON-THICK SEYFERT 2S
We propose a 100 ks XRISM observation of the Compton-thick AGN NGC1068, to serve as a benchmark for advancing the study of circumnuclear matter via high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy. The combination of XRISM and the already available broad-band (spectro-polarimetric) X-ray dataset, along with the possibility to extend the self-consistent modelling down to the sub-mm band, will offer an unprecedented view of the geometrical and physical properties of the torus. Moreover, the XRISM spectrum will allow us to measure the properties of the ionized gas and, together with existing soft X-ray high-resolution spectra, understand its origin. State-of-the-art models, developed or specifically adapted by members of the proposing team, will be crucial to leverage the potential of the XRISM spectrum.
TELESCOP= 'XRISM ' / Mission name INSTRUME= 'XTEND ' / Instrument name OBS_ID = '201116010' / Observation identification string OBJECT = 'NGC1068 ' / Object name OBSERVER= 'STEFANO BIANCHI' / PI name OBS_MODE= 'POINTING' / POINTING or SLEW or ALL RA_OBJ = 40.6696 / [deg] Object Right ascension DEC_OBJ = -0.0133 / [deg] Object Declination RA_PNT = 40.6707225391577 / Pointing RA DEC_PNT = -0.0111824028179555 / Pointing DEC RA_NOM = 40.6696407044796 / [deg] Nominal aspect point R.A. DEC_NOM = -0.013513496910619 / [deg] Nominal aspect point Dec. PA_NOM = 255.089915388949 / [deg] Nominal aspect point roll. TELAPSE = 208600 / Elapsed time DATE-OBS= '2025-02-08T01:21:01' / Start date DATE-END= '2025-02-10T11:17:41' / Stop date ONTIME = 112815.77648 / On-source time EXPOSURE= 112815.77648 / Exposure time PROCVER = '03.00.013.010' / Processing script version MKFFF = 'ISAS/JAXA' / Origin of First FITS file ORIGIN = 'GSFC/NASA' / Origin of Processed FITS file SOFTVER = 'Hea_21Aug2024_V6.34_XRISM_21Aug2024_V001' / Version of HEADAS used CALDBVER= 'gen20241115_xtd20241115_rsl20241115' / Version of CALDB used DATE = '2025-02-17T02:20:44' / Date and time this file was created or updated SIB2_VER= 'V03.01 ' / SIB2 version JAXA