XMM-Newton observations of galaxy-wide outflows: the origin of super winds

We propose a large program with XMMNewton to observe, for the first time in asystematic way, a well defined sample of zvirgul0.10.2 Seyfert 2 AGN withunambiguous evidence of kpcscale outflows in the ionised gas. With the proposedobservations we will be able to characterize the targets in terms of theirnuclear parameters, and in particular distinguish between Compton Thick AGN (asexpected in the heavily obscured phase when the wind has been just launched) andunobscured/mildly obscured AGN. We will also study the relation between thenuclear properties (e.g. the Eddington rate and the presence of subpc scalesoutflows) and the kinetic power of the outflowing wind. Overall, the XMMNewtondata will provide an important set of observational constraints to directly test AGN feedback models. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]