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ALMA observations of molecular tori around massive black holes
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WoS WOS:000460497800002
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85062715783
DOI 10.1051/0004-6361/201834560
Año 2019
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Abstract



We report Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations of CO(3-2) emission in a sample of seven Seyfert/LINER galaxies at the unprecedented spatial resolution of 0 ''.1 = 4-9 pc. Our aim is to explore the close environment of active galactic nuclei (AGN), and the dynamical structures leading to their fueling, through the morphology and kinematics of the gas inside the sphere of influence of the black hole. The selected galaxies host low-luminosity AGN and have a wide range of activity types (Seyferts 1 to 2, LINERs), and barred or ringed morphologies. The observed maps reveal the existence of circumnuclear disk structures, defined by their morphology and decoupled kinematics, in most of the sample. We call these structures molecular tori, even though they often appear as disks without holes in the center. They have varying orientations along the line of sight, unaligned with the host galaxy orientation. The radius of the tori ranges from 6 to 27 pc, and their mass from 0.7 x10(7) to 3.9 x 10(7 )M(circle dot). The most edge-on orientations of the torus correspond to obscured Seyferts. In only one case (NGC 1365), the AGN is centered on the central gas hole of the torus. On a larger scale, the gas is always piled up in a few resonant rings 100 pc in scale that play the role of a reservoir to fuel the nucleus. In some cases, a trailing spiral is observed inside the ring, providing evidence for feeding processes. More frequently, the torus and the AGN are slightly off-centered with respect to the bar-resonant ring position, implying that the black hole is wandering by a few 10 pc amplitude around the center of mass of the galaxy. Our spatial resolution allows us to measure gas velocities inside the sphere of influence of the central black holes. By fitting the observations with different simulated cubes, varying the torus inclination and the black hole mass, it is possible to estimate the mass of the central black hole, which is in general difficult for such late-type galaxies, with only a pseudo-bulge. In some cases, AGN feedback is revealed through a molecular outflow, which will be studied in detail in a subsequent article.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics 0004-6361

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1 Combes, Francoise Mujer Sorbonne Univ - Francia
Coll France - Francia
LERMA - Laboratoire d'Études du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères - Francia
Collège de France - Francia
CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Francia
2 Garcia-Burillo, S. Hombre Observ Madrid - España
Observatorio Astronomico Nacional - España
3 Audibert, A. - Sorbonne Univ - Francia
LERMA - Laboratoire d'Études du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères - Francia
CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Francia
4 Hunt, L. Mujer Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica - Italia
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri - Italia
5 Eckart, A. Hombre Univ Cologne - Alemania
University of Cologne - Alemania
Universität zu Köln - Alemania
6 Aalto, Susanne Mujer Chalmers Univ Technol - Suecia
Chalmers University of Technology, Onsala Space Observatory - Suecia
Onsala Space Observatory - Suecia
7 Casasola, V. Mujer Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica - Italia
INAF Ist Radioastron - Italia
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri - Italia
Istituto Di Radioastronomia, Bologna - Italia
8 Boone, F. - CNRS - Francia
CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Francia
Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP) - Francia
9 Krips, M. - RAM - Francia
10 Viti, Serena Mujer UCL - Reino Unido
University College London - Reino Unido
11 Sakamoto, K. Hombre Acad Sinica - Taiwán
Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics - Taiwán
Academia Sinica Taiwan - Taiwán
12 Muller, S. - Chalmers Univ Technol - Suecia
13 Dasyra, K. Mujer Univ Athens - Grecia
Natl Observ Athens - Grecia
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Grecia
National Observatory of Athens - Grecia
14 van der Werf, Paul P. Hombre Leiden Univ - Países Bajos
Leiden Observatory Research Institute - Países Bajos
Sterrewacht Leiden - Países Bajos
15 Martin, S. - ESO - Chile
Atacama Large Millimeter Array - Chile

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INAF PRIN-SKA 2017 program
Spanish grant
CNES
CEA
Programme National Cosmology et Galaxies (PNCG) of CNRS/INSU
INP
IN2P3
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
CNRS/INSU
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales
INSU
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales
ADS/JAO.ALMA
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules

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We warmly thank the referee for the constructive comments and suggestions. The ALMA staff in Chile and ARC-people at IRAM are gratefully acknowledged for their help in the data reduction. We particularly thank Philippe Salome for his useful advice. SGB is thankful for the support from Spanish grant AYA2016-76682-C3-2-P. LKH acknowledges funding from the INAF PRIN-SKA 2017 program 1.05.01.88.04. This paper makes use of the following ALMA data: ADS/JAO.ALMA#2015.0.00404.S, and ADS/JAO.ALMA#2016.0.00296.S. ALMA is a partnership of ESO (representing its member states), NSF (USA), and NINS (Japan), together with NRC (Canada) and NSC and ASIAA (Taiwan), in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. The Joint ALMA Observatory is operated by ESO, AUI/NRAO, and NAOJ. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc. We used observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, and obtained from the Hubble Legacy Archive, which is a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI/NASA), the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF/ESA), and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC/NRC/CSA). We made use of the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) and of the HyperLeda database. This work was supported by the Programme National Cosmology et Galaxies (PNCG) of CNRS/INSU with INP and IN2P3, co-funded by CEA and CNES.
Acknowledgements. We warmly thank the referee for the constructive comments and suggestions. The ALMA staff in Chile and ARC-people at IRAM are gratefully acknowledged for their help in the data reduction. We particularly thank Philippe Salomé for his useful advice. SGB is thankful for the support from Spanish grant AYA2016-76682-C3-2-P. LKH acknowledges funding from the INAF PRIN-SKA 2017 program 1.05.01.88.04. This paper makes use of the following ALMA data: ADS/JAO.ALMA#2015.0.00404.S, and ADS/JAO.ALMA#2016.0.00296.S. ALMA is a partnership of ESO (representing its member states), NSF (USA), and NINS (Japan), together with NRC (Canada) and NSC and ASIAA (Taiwan), in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. The Joint ALMA Observatory is operated by ESO, AUI/NRAO, and NAOJ. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc. We used observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, and obtained from the Hubble Legacy Archive, which is a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI/NASA), the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF/ESA), and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC/NRC/CSA). We made use of the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) and of the HyperLeda database. This work was supported by the Programme National Cosmology et Galaxies (PNCG) of CNRS/INSU with INP and IN2P3, co-funded by CEA and CNES.

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