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The dusty heart of Circinus: II. Scrutinizing the LM -band dust morphology using MATISSE
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WoS WOS:001085750100013
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85175026549
DOI 10.1051/0004-6361/202347307
Año 2023
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In this paper we present the first-ever L- and M-band interferometric observations of Circinus, building upon a recent N-band analysis. We used these observations to reconstruct images and fit Gaussian models to the L and M bands. Our findings reveal a thin edge-on disk whose width is marginally resolved and is the spectral continuation of the disk imaged in the N band to shorter wavelengths. Additionally, we find a point-like source in the L and M bands that, based on the LMN-band spectral energy distribution fit, corresponds to the N-band point source. We also demonstrate that there is no trace of direct sightlines to hot dust surfaces in the circumnuclear dust structure of Circinus. By assuming the dust is present, we find that obscuration of AV≳ 250 mag is necessary to reproduce the measured fluxes. Hence, the imaged disk could play the role of the obscuring "torus"in the unified scheme of active galactic nuclei. Furthermore, we explored the parameter space of the disk + hyperbolic cone radiative transfer models and identify a simple modification at the base of the cone. Adding a cluster of clumps just above the disk and inside the base of the hyperbolic cone provides a much better match to the observed temperature distribution in the central aperture. This aligns well with the radiation-driven fountain models that have recently emerged. Only the unique combination of sensitivity and spatial resolution of the VLTI allows such models to be scrutinized and constrained in detail. We plan to test the applicability of this detailed dust structure to other MATISSE-observed active galactic nuclei in the future.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics 0004-6361

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1 Isbell, Jacob W. Hombre Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania
Max Planck Inst Astron MPIA - Alemania
2 Pott, J. U. - Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania
2 Pott, J-U Hombre Max Planck Inst Astron MPIA - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania
3 Meisenheimer, Klaus Hombre Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania
Max Planck Inst Astron MPIA - Alemania
4 Stalevski, Marko Hombre Astronomical Observatory Belgrade - Serbia
Universiteit Gent - Bélgica
Astron Observ - Serbia
Univ Ghent - Bélgica
5 Tristram, Konrad R.W. - European Southern Observatory Santiago - Chile
5 Tristram, Konrad Hombre ESO - Chile
European Southern Observatory Santiago - Chile
European Southern Observ - Chile
6 Leftley, James H. Hombre Laboratoire Joseph-Louis Lagrange - Francia
Univ Cote Azur - Francia
7 Asmus, Daniel Hombre Gymnasium Schwarzenbek - Alemania
University of Southampton - Reino Unido
Univ Southampton - Reino Unido
8 Weigelt, Gerd Hombre Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy - Alemania
Max Planck Inst Radioastron - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania
9 Gámez Rosas, Violeta Mujer Leiden Univ - Países Bajos
Sterrewacht Leiden - Países Bajos
9 Gámez Rosas, V. - Sterrewacht Leiden - Países Bajos
Leiden Univ - Países Bajos
10 Petrov, Romain Hombre Laboratoire Joseph-Louis Lagrange - Francia
Univ Cote Azur - Francia
11 Jaffe, Walter Hombre Sterrewacht Leiden - Países Bajos
Leiden Univ - Países Bajos
12 Hofmann, K. -H. Hombre Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy - Alemania
Max Planck Inst Radioastron - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania
13 Henning, Thomas Hombre Max Planck Institute for Astronomy - Alemania
Max Planck Inst Astron MPIA - Alemania
14 Lopez, B. - Laboratoire Joseph-Louis Lagrange - Francia
Univ Cote Azur - Francia

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Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovations of the Republic of Serbia
The authors would like to thank the late Prof. Dr. Klaus Meisenheimer for his valuable contributions to both this work and to their growth as scientists, through his inspiring supervision, thoughtful questions, and ambitious vision for the VLTI. We thank t

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The authors would like to thank the late Prof. Dr. Klaus Meisenheimer for his valuable contributions to both this work and to their growth as scientists, through his inspiring supervision, thoughtful questions, and ambitious vision for the VLTI. We thank the VLTI Paranal staff for all their help and good company during observations. M.S. is supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovations of the Republic of Serbia through the contract No. 451-03-9/2023-14/200002. This research has made extensive use of NASA’s Astrophysics Data System; the SIMBAD database and VizieR catalogue access tool, operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France; and the python packages astropy , emcee , scipy , and matplotlib . The authors thank the anonymous referee for their helpful comments which greatly improved this paper.
The authors would like to thank the late Prof. Dr. Klaus Meisenheimer for his valuable contributions to both this work and to their growth as scientists, through his inspiring supervision, thoughtful questions, and ambitious vision for the VLTI. We thank the VLTI Paranal staff for all their help and good company during observations. M.S. is supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovations of the Republic of Serbia through the contract No. 451-03-9/2023-14/200002. This research has made extensive use of NASA's Astrophysics Data System; the SIMBAD database and VizieR catalogue access tool, operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France; and the python packages <MONOSPACE>astropy</MONOSPACE>, <MONOSPACE>emcee</MONOSPACE>, <MONOSPACE>scipy</MONOSPACE>, and <MONOSPACE>matplotlib</MONOSPACE>. The authors thank the anonymous referee for their helpful comments which greatly improved this paper.

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