Multi-wavelength campaign on NGC7469 I. The rich 640 ks RGS spectrum

Abstract

Outflows in active galaxies (AGNs) are common, although their launching mechanism, location, and physical impact on the host galaxy remain controversial. We conducted a multiwavelength 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. 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 use the RGS spectrum to discern the many AGN outflow components. A global fit is applied to obtain their physical parameters. We find that the AGN wind can be well described by three narrow velocity components at -650, -950, and -2050 km/s. The RGS clearly resolves the -20 50 km/s component in C5+ Ly$\alpha$, while the -650 km/s and -950 km/s velocities are blended. Similar velocities are resolved in the UV. The H-equivalent column densities of these components are, respectively, NH = 7x10^20, 2.2x10^21, and 10^20 cm^-2, for a total of 3x10^21 cm^-2. The -650 km/s component shows a broad ionisation distribution. We identify a photo-ionised emission component blue-shifted by -450 km/s which we ascribe to the same outflow that produces the absorption lines. The elemental abundance ratios of C, N, Ne, S, and Fe to O in the outflow tend to be between 1 - 2 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. 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.

To be published in A&A

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