Article Dans Une Revue Astron.Astrophys. Année : 2017

Multi-wavelength campaign on NGC 7469 - I. The rich 640 ks RGS spectrum

Ehud Behar
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Uria Peretz
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Gerard A. Kriss
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Jelle Kaastra
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Nahum Arav
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Stefano Bianchi
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Graziella Branduardi-Raymont
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Massimo Cappi
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Elisa Costantini
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Barbara de Marco
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Laura Di Gesu
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Jacobo Ebrero
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Shai Kaspi
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Missagh Mehdipour
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Stéphane Paltani
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Gabriele Ponti
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Aims. Outflows in active galaxies (AGNs) are common, although their launching mechanism, location, and physical impact on the host galaxy remain controversial. We conducted a multi-wavelength six-month campaign to observe the nearby Seyfert galaxy NGC 7469 with several observatories in order to better understand and quantify the outflow in this AGN.Methods. We report on the time-integrated line-resolved X-ray spectrum of NGC 7469 obtained with the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) on board XMM-Newton. We used the RGS spectrum to discern the many AGN outflow components and applied a global fit to obtain their physical parameters. Results. We find that the AGN wind can be well described by three narrow velocity components at ~–650, –950, and –2050 km s-1. The RGS clearly resolves the –2050 km s-1 component in C5+ Ly α, while the –650 km s-1 and –950 km s-1 velocities are blended. Similar velocities (±200 km s-1) are resolved in the UV. The H-equivalent column densities of these components are, respectively, NH ~ 7 × 1020, 2.2 × 1021, and 1020 cm-2, for a total of ~3 × 1021 cm-2, which was also measured in 2004, indicating the absorber did not significantly change. The –650 km s-1 component shows a broad ionization distribution (−1 ≲ log ξ ≲ 2,ξ being the ionization parameter in erg s-1 cm). We identify a photo-ionized emission component blue-shifted by ~–450 km s-1, somewhat broad (FWHM = 1400 km s-1), and with −1 ≲ log ξ ≲ 1 erg s-1 cm, which we ascribe to the same outflow that produces the absorption lines. We also find a collisionally ionized component at kT = 0.35 keV that we associate with the circum-nuclear star-formation activity of NGC 7469, as it follows the LFIR/LX ≈ 104 relation found in star forming galaxies. The elemental abundance ratios of C, N, Ne, S, and Fe to O in the outflow tend to be between one and two times solar. Preliminary estimates of the absorber distance from the AGN center suggest it is at least a few pc away from the center, but more advanced methods need to be applied in order to obtain better constraints.Conclusions. The complex X-ray spectrum of NGC 7469 demonstrates the richness of high energy phenomena taking place in AGN cores. The subtle spectroscopic differences between the various components require deep, high-resolution observations, such as the present RGS spectrum, if one is to resolve them and perform quantitative plasma diagnostics.Key words: galaxies: active / quasars: absorption lines / galaxies: Seyfert / galaxies: individual: NGC 7469
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Ehud Behar, Uria Peretz, Gerard A. Kriss, Jelle Kaastra, Nahum Arav, et al.. Multi-wavelength campaign on NGC 7469 - I. The rich 640 ks RGS spectrum. Astron.Astrophys., 2017, 601, pp.A17. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201629943⟩. ⟨hal-01554852⟩
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