Ionised, Atomic, and Molecular Gas around the Twin Radio Jets of NGC1052

Details Ionised, Atomic, and Molecular Gas around the Twin Radio Jets of NGC1052 Ionised, Atomic, and Molecular Gas around the Twin Radio Jets of NGC1052

2003-04-10

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0304193v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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To be published in "Radio Astronomy at the Fringe", ASP Conf. Ser. Vol. 300, J. A. Zensus, M. H. Cohen, & E. Ros (eds.). 4 pag

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The bright radio structure of the LINER elliptical galaxy NGC1052 is dominated by bi-symmetric jets on parsec scales. Features move outward on both sides of the core at v_{app}~0.26c. We have established the occurrence of free-free absorption, and suggest the presence of a patchy, geometrically region oriented roughly orthogonal to the jets; components have a wide range of spectral shapes and brightness temperatures. We distinguish three velocity systems in HI absorption. The ``high velocity'' system is the most prominent of these; it is redshifted from systemic by about 150 km/s. In HI VLBI it is seen towards both jets, but appears to be restricted to a shell 1 to 2 pc away from the core. The central hole might be largely ionised, and could be connected to the free-free absorption. WSRT spectroscopy shows 1667 and 1665 MHz OH main line absorption over at least the full ~250 km/s velocity range seen in HI. In the ``high velocity'' system, the profiles of the OH main lines and HI are similar, which suggests co-location of molecular and atomic gas. The OH satellite lines are also detected in the ``high velocity'' system: 1612 MHz in absorption and 1720 MHz in emission, with complementary strength. But we have no satisfactory model to explain all properties; the connection to H_2O masing gas at the same velocity but apparently a different location is also unclear.

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