SIMBAD references

2014ApJ...783...57C - Astrophys. J., 783, 57 (2014/March-1)

Magnified views of the ultrafast outflow of the z = 1.51 active galactic nucleus HS 0810+2554.

CHARTAS G., HAMANN F., ERACLEOUS M., MISAWA T., CAPPI M., GIUSTINI M., CHARLTON J.C. and MARVIN M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present results from an observation of the gravitationally lensed z = 1.51 narrow absorption line (NAL) active galactic nucleus (AGN) HS 0810+2554 performed with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The factor of ∼100 lensing magnification of HS 0810+2554 makes this source exceptionally bright. Absorption lines are detected at rest-frame energies of ∼7.7 keV and ∼11.0 keV at ≳ 97% significance. By interpreting these lines to arise from highly ionized iron the implied outflow velocities of the X-ray absorbing gas corresponding to these lines are 0.13c and 0.41c, respectively. The presence of these relativistic outflows and the absence of any significant low-energy X-ray absorption suggest that a shielding gas is not required for the generation of the relativistic X-ray absorbing winds in HS 0810+2554. UV spectroscopic observations with VLT/UVES indicate that the UV absorbing material is outflowing at vUV∼0.065c. Our analysis indicates that the fraction of the total bolometric energy released by HS 0810+2554 into the intergalactic medium (IGM) in the form of kinetic energy is εk= 1.0–0.6+0.8. An efficiency of greater than unity implies that magnetic driving is likely a significant contributor to the acceleration of this X-ray absorbing wind. We also estimate the mass-outflow rate of the strongest absorption component to be {dot}Mabs = 1.1–07+0.9 M/yr. Assuming that the energetic outflow detected in the NAL AGN HS 0810+2554 is a common property of most AGN it would suggest that the X-ray absorbing wind may have a larger opening angle than previously thought. This has important consequences for estimating the feedback contribution of X-ray absorbing winds to the surrounding IGM.

Abstract Copyright:

Journal keyword(s): galaxies: evolution - galaxies: formation - intergalactic medium - quasars: absorption lines - X-rays: galaxies

Simbad objects: 5

goto Full paper

goto View the references in ADS

To bookmark this query, right click on this link: simbad:2014ApJ...783...57C and select 'bookmark this link' or equivalent in the popup menu