Eddington limited starbursts in the central 10pc of AGN, and the Torus in NGC1068

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dc.creatorDavies, R.
dc.creatorGenzel, R.
dc.creatorTacconi, L.
dc.creatorSanchez, F. Mueller
dc.creatorSternberg, A.
dc.date2006-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:34:38Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:34:38Z
dc.descriptionWe present results from a survey of nearby AGN using the near infrared adaptive optics integral field spectrograph SINFONI. These data enable us to probe the distribution and kinematics of the gas and stars at spatial resolutions as small as 0.085arcsec. We find strong evidence for recent but short lived starbursts residing in very dense nuclear disks. On scales of less than 10pc these would have reached Eddington-limited luminosities when active, perhaps accounting for their short duration. In addition, for NGC1068 at a resolution of 6pc, we present direct observations of molecular gas close around the AGN which we identify with the obscuring torus.
dc.descriptionConference proceedings to appear in "The Central Engine of Active Galactic Nuclei", ed. L. C. Ho and J.-M. Wang (San Francisco: ASP)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0612009
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0612009
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/99588
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleEddington limited starbursts in the central 10pc of AGN, and the Torus in NGC1068
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