The Complex X-ray Spectrum of the Sefyert 1.5 Source NGC 6860
Abstract
The X-ray spectrum of the Seyfert 1.5 source NGC 6860 is among the most complex of the sources detected in the Swift Burst Alert Telescope all-sky survey. A short XMM-Newton follow-up observation of the source revealed a flat spectrum both above and below 2 keV. To uncover the complexity of the source, in this paper we analyze both a 40 ks Suzaku and a 100 ks XMM-Newton observation of NGC 6860. While the spectral state of the source changed between the newer observations presented here and the earlier short XMM-Newton spectrum - showing a higher flux and steeper power law component - the spectrum of NGC 6860 is still complex with clearly detected warm absorption signatures. We find that a two component warm ionized absorber is present in the soft spectrum, with column densities of about 1020 and 1021 cm$-2, ionization parameters of xi = 180 and 45 ergs cm s-1, and outflow velocities for each component in the range of 0-300 km s-1. Additionally, in the hard spectrum we find a broad (approx 11000 km s-1) Fe K-alpha emission line, redshifted by approx 2800 km s-1.
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