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AGN STORM 2. VIII. Investigating the Narrow Absorption Lines in Mrk 817 Using HST-COS Observations
- Source :
- The Astrophysical Journal, Vol 972, Iss 2, p 141 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- IOP Publishing, 2024.
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Abstract
- We observed the Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 817 during an intensive multiwavelength reverberation mapping campaign for 16 months. Here, we examine the behavior of narrow UV absorption lines seen in the Hubble Space Telescope/Cosmic Origins Spectrograph spectra, both during the campaign and in other epochs extending over 14 yr. We conclude that, while the narrow absorption outflow system (at −3750 km s ^−1 with FWHM = 177 km s ^−1 ) responds to the variations of the UV continuum as modified by the X-ray obscurer, its total column density (log N _H = 19.5 ${}_{-0.13}^{+0.61}$ cm ^−2 ) did not change across all epochs. The adjusted ionization parameter (scaled with respect to the variations in the hydrogen-ionizing continuum flux) is log U _H = −1.0 ${}_{-0.3}^{+0.1}$ . The outflow is located at a distance smaller than 38 pc from the central source, which implies a hydrogen density of n _H > 3000 cm ^−3 . The absorption outflow system only covers the continuum emission source and not the broad emission line region, which suggests that its transverse size is small (< 10 ^16 cm), with potential cloud geometries ranging from spherical to elongated along the line of sight.
- Subjects :
- Active galaxies
Active galactic nuclei
Seyfert galaxies
Astrophysics
QB460-466
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15384357
- Volume :
- 972
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.966715f4b45648b0b888fce09ba23e41
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad5ff4