\begin{table}%t7
      \caption{A comparison of some properties of the X-ray and UV~absorbing outflow phases in \object{NGC~7469}: absorber phase, log~ionisation parameter (log~$\xi$; erg~cm~s$^{\rm -1}$), outflow speed~($v$; km~s$^{\rm -1}$), \ion{C}{iv}~column density ($10^{14}$~cm$^{\rm -2}$), \ion{N}{v}~column density ($10^{14}$~cm$^{\rm -2}$), \ion{H}{i}~column density ($10^{14}$~cm$^{\rm -2}$).}\label{uv_cols}  
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Phase & Log $\xi$ & $v$ & $N_{\ion{C}{iv}}$ & $N_{\ion{N}{v}}$ & $N_{\ion{H}{i}}$  \\
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X-ray component 1 & $\rm 0.8^{+0.4}_{-0.3}$    & --2300 $\pm$ 200    & 1.6             & 3.4           & 6.2           \\
X-ray component 2 & 2.73 $\pm$ 0.03        & --720 $\pm$ 50      & Negligible      & 0.00091       & Negligible    \\
X-ray component 3 & $\rm 3.56^{+0.08}_{-0.07}$ & $\rm -580^{+80}_{-50}$ & Negligible      & Negligible    & Negligible    \\
UV component 1 & 1.61$^{{a}}$       & --562$^{{b}}$ $\pm$ 6       & 0.98 $\pm$ 0.09 & 2.9 $\pm$ 0.8 & 7 $\pm$ 2     \\
UV component 2 & 0.51$^{{a}}$       & --1901$^{{b}}$ $\pm$ 6      & 2.0 $\pm$ 0.1   & 2.5 $\pm$ 0.2 & 2.4 $\pm$ 0.5 \\
            \hline
         \end{tabular}}        
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$^{{a}}$ Converted from U to $\xi$ using the \citet{scott2005} SED, and rescaled to take into account the change in ionising luminosity between the 2002 and 2004 observations. \\
$^{{b}}$ As measured from 2002 FUSE and STIS data \citep{scott2005}.
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