2017/07/31 by Junjie Mao, J. S. Kaastra, M. Mehdipour +4 · 53 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Atomic physics #Excited state #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Ion #Ionization #Materials science #Metastability #Photoionization #Physics #Range (aeronautics) #astro-ph.HE
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201731378
published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 607, A100 (EDP Sciences) · Accepted for publication in A&A. The abstract on arXiv is abbreviated. Minor updates after language correction
arxiv created 2017/08/15 · openalex publication_date 2017/08/17 · arxiv updated 2017/11/22 · openalex created_date 2022/09/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Context. Ionized outflows in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are thought to influence their nuclear and local galactic environment. However, the distance of the outflows with respect to the central engine is poorly constrained, which limits our understanding of their kinetic power as a cosmic feedback channel. Therefore, the impact of AGN outflows on their host galaxies is uncertain. However, when the density of the outflows is known, their distance can be immediately obtained from their modeled ionization parameters.