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5.6. Mapping the nucleus of NGC1068 in CO(2-1)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

A.J. Baker  and
N.Z. Scoville
A.J. Baker
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, Astronomy 105-24, Pasadena, CA 91125
N.Z. Scoville
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, Astronomy 105-24, Pasadena, CA 91125

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Molecular gas in active galactic nuclei (AGN) may play multiple roles: it can fuel a massive black hole, collimate jets, and/or obscure a broad-line region from most viewing angles. In order to understand the physical state and kinematics of molecular gas in AGN, we are using the Owens Valley Millimeter Array to map several nearby active galxies at high resolution in the CO(2–1) line. Our first target is NGC 1068, which hosts an obscured broad-line Seyfert nucleus as well as an extended starburst. We acquired data from 35 baselines out to 242 m, with 10.4 km s−1 resolution. After calibration with MMA (Scoville et al. 1992), we subtracted a 23 mJy nuclear continuum source from the visibility data and made CLEAN maps with AIPS. The resulting sensitivity in each line channel is 32 mJy per 1.8″ × 1.5″ robustly-weighted beam (1″ = 70 pc at 14.4 Mpc).

Type
Part II. Nuclear Interstellar Medium
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 184: The Central Regions of the Galaxy and Galaxies , 1998 , pp. 221 - 222
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998 

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