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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 590, 期 1, 页码 174-180出版社
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/374920
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galaxies : active; galaxies : individual (NGC 5548); galaxies : nuclei; galaxies : Seyfert
We compare X-ray and UV spectroscopic observations of NGC 5548. Both data sets show O VI absorption troughs associated with the active galactic nuclei outflow from this galaxy. We find that the robust lower limit on the column density of the O VI X-ray trough is 7 times larger than the column density found in a study of the O VI UV troughs. This discrepancy suggests that column densities inferred for UV troughs of Seyfert galaxy outflows are often severely underestimated. We identify the physical limitations of the UV Gaussian modeling as the probable explanation of the O VI column density discrepancy. Specifically, Gaussian modeling cannot account for a velocity-dependent covering fraction, and it is a poor representation for absorption associated with a dynamical outflow. Analysis techniques that use a single covering fraction value for each absorption component suffer from similar limitations. We conclude by suggesting ways to improve the UV analysis.
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