Chromatically modelling the parsec scale dusty structure in the centre of NGC1068
arxiv(2023)
摘要
The Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has been providing
breakthrough images of the dust in the central parsecs of Active Galactic
Nuclei (AGN), a key component of the AGN unification scheme and AGN host galaxy
interaction. In single IR bands, the images can have multiple interpretations
some of which could challenge the unification scheme. This is the case for the
archetypal type 2 AGN of NGC1068. The ambiguity is reduced by multi-band
temperature maps which are hindered by uncertainty in intra-band alignment. We
create a chromatic model capable of simultaneously explaining the VLTI
GRAVITY+MATISSE 2μm-13μm observations of the AGN in NGC1068. We use a
simple disk and wind geometry populated with spherical black body emitters and
dust obscuration to create a versatile multi-wavelength model for IR
interferometric data of dusty objects. This simple geometry is capable of
reproducing the K-N-band VLTI data, explains the complex single band images,
and solves the alignment between bands. We find that the resulting geometry is
consistent with previous studies. Compared to molecular gas emission, our model
wind position angle (PA) of 22^3_2 is close to the mas scale outflowing
CO(6-5) PA of 33 seen with the ALMA. The equivalent 90 offset
model disk PA is also consistent with the CO(6-5) disk axis of 112 as
well as the mas scale disk axis from CO(2-1), CO(3-2), and HCO^+(4-3) of
115±5. Furthermore, the resulting model visually resembles the
equivalent achromatic image reconstructions. We conclude that the IR emitting
structure surrounding the AGN can indeed be explained by the clumpy disk+wind
iteration of the AGN unification scheme. Within the scheme, we find it is best
explained as a type 2 and the obscuring dust chemistry is consistent with a mix
of olivine silicates and 16±1
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