Chandra LETGS and XMM-Newton observations of NGC 4593
Abstract
In this paper, we analyze spectra of the Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4593 obtained with the Chandra Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer (LETGS), the Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) and the European Photon Imaging Camera's (EPIC) onboard of XMM-Newton. The two observations were separated by ~ 7 months. In the LETGS spectrum we detect a highly ionized warm absorber corresponding to an ionization state of 400*E-9 W m, visible as a depression at 10-18 Å. This depression is formed by multiple weak Fe and Ne lines. A much smaller column density was found for the lowly ionized warm absorber, corresponding to xi = 3 *E-9 W m. However, an intermediate ionization warm absorber is not detected. For the RGS data the ionization state is hard to constrain. The EPIC results show a narrow Fe Kalpha line.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- September 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1051/0004-6361:20031021
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0306336
- Bibcode:
- 2003A&A...408..921S
- Keywords:
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- galaxies: active;
- galaxies: Seyfert;
- galaxies: individual: NGC 4593;
- X-rays: galaxies;
- techniques: spectroscopic;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 8 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in A&