DRAGON – aDvanced x-RAy modelinG Of black hole wiNds
PRIN 2022: PROGETTI DI RICERCA DI RILEVANTE INTERESSE NAZIONALE (Grant: PRIN 2022K9N5B4)
Research Unit 1: Francesco Tombesi (University of Tor Vergata, Roma) & Research Unit 2: Eleonora Torresi (INAF-OAS, Bologna) + Massimo Cappi, Mauro Dadina (INAF-OAS, Bologna), Fabrizio Nicastro, Enrico Piconcelli (INAF-OAR, Roma)
DRAGON (aDvanced X-RAy modelinG of black hOle wiNds) is a research project dedicated to studying the high-velocity winds driven by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in active galactic nuclei. These powerful outflows play a crucial role in shaping galaxy evolution, yet their physical nature remains poorly understood. DRAGON builds on the innovative WINE (Winds in the Ionized Nuclear Environment) model (Luminari et al. 2018, 2020, 2021) to perform homogeneous X-ray analyses of the most powerful quasars, deriving key physical parameters of their winds. The project also aims to develop an advanced version of WINE, ready to exploit the unprecedented sensitivity and resolution of upcoming XRISM and Athena space missions, paving the way for a new era of high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of black hole winds.
