Norbert Schartel

    Astronomer

     

    Main Research Fields

    My main functional role at ESA is Project Scientist for XMM-Newton. My research focuses on the X-ray emission of AGNs and currently my main interest is on the origin of X-ray weakness in some quasars. I work with data from XMM-Newton.


    Keywords

    • X-ray emission of AGNs
    • X-ray weak quasars
    • Relativistically broad iron line around black holes
    • Ionized absorbers
    • Bursting (radio-quiet) quasars
    • High-redschift quasars 

    Ongoing collaborations

    • MPE, Garching, Germany
    • ESO, Garching, Germany
    • Max-Planck-Insitut für Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany
    • Universität Göttingen, Germany
    • Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK
    • California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
    • Morehead State University, KY, USA

    Publications

    Publications

    Project/mission at ESA

    XMM-Newton