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AGN Driven Winds

22-26 May 2017

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M. Guainazzi – A global view of AGN winds from sample studies of nearby Seyferts

February 20, 2017 //  by Adi

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Starting from recent X-ray studies of sizable samples of local Seyfert galaxies at moderate and high energy resolution, I will address the following questions:         

  • Are the distributions of AGN wind physical parameters dependent on AGN luminosity or radio-loudness?
  • How complete is our census of AGN winds? How many of them are we missing due to ionisation or inclination (or other) effects?
  • UFOs in the post-Hitomi era: are we still seeking for an ultimate observational confirmation? Do observations of UFOs at high energy resolution support the finding at moderate (CCD) resolution?
  • “Warm absorbers” vs. UFOs: two populations? Two aspects of the same underlying phenomenon?
  • Are the different observational components of AGN outflows part of the same stratified flow? Are they independent components launched at different scales?
  • What does the “ionisation gap” mean?
  • Which observational constraints exist on the mechanism launching and accelerating the winds?
  • Do AGN outflows contribute (or are responsible) for AGN obscuration?
  • How uncertain are our estimates of mass/kinetic energy/momentum outflow rates?
  • Bonus question (depending on the XRM status):
  • Should XRM (X-Ray Re-flight Mission) fly, would the AGN wind observation plan originally designed for Hitomi still be adequate?

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