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We report a tentative correlation between the outflow characteristics derived from OH absorption at $119\,\mu\text{m}$ and [CII] emission at $158\,\mu\text{m}$ in a sample of 22 local and bright ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs). For…

We present integral field unit (IFU) observations covering the [O III]4959,5007 and H-Beta emission lines of sixteen z<0.2 type 2 active galactic nuclei (AGN). Our targets are selected from a well-constrained parent sample of 24,000 AGN so…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 C. M. Harrison , D. M. Alexander , J. R. Mullaney , A. M. Swinbank

Although AGN feedback through ionised winds is of great importance in models of AGN/galaxy coevolution, the mass and energy output via these winds, even in the nearby universe, is poorly understood. The issue is complicated by the wide…

Absorption L-lines of iron ions are observed, in absorption, in spectra of Seyfert 1 galaxies by the new generation of X-ray satellites: Chandra (NASA) and XMM-Newton (ESA). Lines associated to Fe23+ to Fe17+ are well resolved. Whereas,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. Dubau , D. Porquet , O. Z. Zabaydullin

We develop a novel statistical approach to identify emission features or set upper limits in high-resolution spectra in the presence of high background. The method relies on detecting differences from the background using smooth tests and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-10 Xiangyu Zhang , Sara Algeri , Vinay Kashyap , Margarita Karovska

Absorption line studies are essential to understanding the origin, nature, and impact of starburst-driven galactic outflows. Such studies have revealed a multiphase medium with a number of poorly-understood features leading to a need to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-19 J'Neil Cottle , Evan Scannapieco , Marcus Bruggen

X-ray absorption line spectroscopy has recently shown evidence for previously unknown Ultra-fast Outflows (UFOs) in radio-quiet AGNs. In the previous paper of this series we defined UFOs as those absorbers with an outflow velocity higher…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 F. Tombesi , M. Cappi , J. N. Reeves , G. G. C. Palumbo , V. Braito , M. Dadina

The Seyfert Galaxy Mrk 335 is known for its frequent changes of flux and spectral shape in the X-ray band occurred during recent years. These variations may be explained by the onset of a wind that previous, non-contemporaneous…

Galaxy-scale outflows are nowadays observed in many active galactic nuclei (AGNs); however, their characterisation in terms of (multi-) phase nature, amount of flowing material, effects on the host galaxy, is still unsettled. In particular,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-10-25 Michele Perna , Giorgio Lanzuisi , Marcella Brusa , Giovanni Cresci , Marco Mignoli

Emission signatures from galactic winds provide an opportunity to directly map the outflowing gas, but this is traditionally challenging because of the low surface brightness. Using deep observations (27 hours) of the Hubble Deep Field…

The Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0419-577 hosts a $\sim$kpc extended outflow that is evident in the [\ion{O}{iii}] image and that is also detected as a warm absorber in the UV/X-ray spectrum. Here, we analyze a $\sim$30 ks Chandra-ACIS X-ray image,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-12-13 L. Di Gesu , E. Costantini , E. Piconcelli , J. S. Kaastra , M. Mehdipour , S. Paltani

We report the results of a search for large velocity width, low-intensity line wings - a commonly used signature of molecular outflows - in four low redshift (ultra)luminous infrared galaxies (U/LIRGs) that appear to be dominated by star…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-09-23 Adam K. Leroy , Fabian Walter , Roberto Decarli , Alberto Bolatto , Laura Zschaechner , Axel Weiss

We have used the Gemini Near-infrared Integral Field Spectrograph (NIFS) to map the emission-line intensity distributions and ratios in the Narrow-Line Region (NLR) of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151 in the Z, J, H and K bands at a resolving…

We used Spitzer/IRS spectroscopic data on 426 galaxies including quasars, Seyferts, LINER and HII galaxies to investigate the relationship among the mid-IR emission lines. There is a tight linear correlation between the [Ne V]14.3 um and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Miguel Pereira-Santaella , Aleksandar M. Diamond-Stanic , Almudena Alonso-Herrero , George H. Rieke

X-ray observations of the Galactic X-ray binaries (XRB) revealed numerous highly ionized metal absorption lines. However, it is unclear whether such lines are produced by the hot interstellar medium (ISM) or the circumstellar medium (CSM)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Yang Luo , Taotao Fang

Previous surveys of outflows in low-redshift active galactic nuclei (AGN) have relied on the analysis of sources selected primarily for their optical/X-ray brightness, and are therefore biased. Towards determining the outflow properties of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Lisa M. Winter

Longslit spectra of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 4151 from the UV to near infrared have been obtained with STIS to study the kinematics and physical conditions in the NLR. The kinematics show evidence for three components, a low velocity system…

The connection between X-ray weakness and powerful X-ray outflows is both expected in a scenario where outflows are connected with radiation-driven winds, and observed in several sources, both in the local Universe and at high redshift.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-20 Bartolomeo Trefoloni

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…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 K. A. Pounds , S. Vaughan

We present observations of 17 luminous (log(L[O III]/L_Sun) > 8.7) local (z < 0.11) type II AGN. Our aim is to investigate the prevalence and nature of AGN driven outflows in these galaxies by combining kinematic and ionization diagnostic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Rebecca McElroy , Scott M. Croom , Michael Pracy , Rob Sharp , I-Ting Ho , Anne M. Medling