Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-12-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics
accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Scientific paper
An extended XMM-Newton observation of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4051 has revealed a rich absorption line spectrum indicating the presence of a photoionized outflow with a wide range of velocities and ionization parameter. At low continuum fluxes an emission line spectrum is well defined with both narrow and broad components of several abundant metal ions. The absorption line velocity structure and a broad correlation of velocity and ionization parameter are consistent with an outflow scenario where a highly ionized, high velocity wind, perhaps launched during intermittent super-Eddington accretion, runs into the interstellar medium or previous ejecta, losing much of its kinetic energy in the resultant strong shock. We explore the possibility that a quasi-constant soft X-ray emission component may be evidence of this post-shock cooling. This revised view of AGN outflows is consistent with multiple minor Eddington accretion episodes creating a momentum-driven feedback linking black hole and host galaxy growth.
Pounds Kenneth A.
Vaughan Stewart
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