Suzaku view of highly ionized outflows in AGN

Using data obtained from the Suzaku public archive we have performed a statistically driven blind search for FeXXV He{alpha} and/or FeXXVI Ly{alpha} absorption lines in a large sample of 51 Type 1.0-1.9 AGN. Through extensive Monte Carlo simulations we find that statistically significant absorption is detected at E>~6.7keV in 20/51 sources at the P_MC_>=95% level, which corresponds to ~40% of the total sample.

In all cases, individual absorption lines are detected independently and simultaneously amongst the two (or three) available X-ray imaging spectrometer detectors, which confirms the robustness of the line detections. The most frequently observed outflow phenomenology consists of two discrete absorption troughs corresponding to FeXXV He{alpha} and FeXXVI Ly{alpha} at a common velocity shift. From xstar fitting the mean column density and ionization parameter for the FeK absorption components are log(N_H_/cm^2^)~23 and log({xi}/erg/cm/s)~4.5, respectively.