2003/03/17 by Stefanie Komossa, S. Komossa, Komossa, Stefanie
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0303385
review, 12 pages, to appear in the proceedings of "China-Germany Workshop on the Multiwavelength View on AGN" (Lijiang, Aug. 2002); Yunnan Observatory Reports, J. Wei, F. Cheng, G. Hasinger et al. (eds), in press. Preprint and related papers also available at http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/~skomossa/
arxiv created 2003/03/17 · openalex publication_date 2003/03/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The X-ray observatories XMM-Newton and Chandra provided a wealth of exciting\nnew results. Chandra delivered X-ray images of outstanding detail, reaching\nsubarcsecond spatial resolution for the first time in X-ray astronomy.\nXMM-Newton provided the highest-signal X-ray spectra ever taken. The imaging\nand spectral observations are greatly improving our understanding of the\nphysical processes in the central region of active galaxies. The increased\nsensitivity also allows to peer into the high-redshift universe beyond z=5. I\nshall provide a review of recent X-ray highlights on (radio-quiet) AGN from low\nto high redshift, and exciting questions still open. I conclude with a glimpse\ninto the future of X-ray astronomy.\n