The resolved size and structure of hot dust in the immediate vicinity of AGN

J. Dexter; J. Shangguan; S. Hönig; M. Kishimoto; D. Lutz; H. Netzer; R. Davies; E. Sturm; O. Pfuhl; A. Amorim; M. Bauböck; W. Brandner; Y. Clénet; P. T. De Zeeuw; A. Eckart; F. Eisenhauer; N. M. Förster Schreiber; F. Gao; P. J.V. Garcia; R. Genzel; S. Gillessen; D. Gratadour; A. Jiménez-Rosales; S. Lacour; F. Millour; T. Ott; T. Paumard; K. Perraut; G. Perrin; B. M. Peterson; P. O. Petrucci; M. A. Prieto; D. Rouan; M. Schartmann; T. Shimizu; A. Sternberg; O. Straub; C. Straubmeier; L. J. Tacconi; K. Tristram; P. Vermot; I. Waisberg; F. Widmann; J. Woillez

doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201936767

The resolved size and structure of hot dust in the immediate vicinity of AGN

J. Dexter, J. Shangguan, S. Hönig, M. Kishimoto, D. Lutz, H. Netzer, R. Davies, E. Sturm, O. Pfuhl, A. Amorim, M. Bauböck, W. Brandner, Y. Clénet, P. T. De Zeeuw, A. Eckart, F. Eisenhauer, N. M. Förster Schreiber, F. Gao, P. J.V. Garcia, R. GenzelS. Gillessen, D. Gratadour, A. Jiménez-Rosales, S. Lacour, F. Millour, T. Ott, T. Paumard, K. Perraut, G. Perrin, B. M. Peterson, P. O. Petrucci, M. A. Prieto, D. Rouan, M. Schartmann, T. Shimizu, A. Sternberg, O. Straub, C. Straubmeier, L. J. Tacconi, K. Tristram, P. Vermot, I. Waisberg, F. Widmann, J. Woillez

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We use VLTI/GRAVITY near-infrared interferometry measurements of eight bright type 1 AGN to study the size and structure of hot dust that is heated by the central engine. We partially resolve each source, and report Gaussian full width at half-maximum sizes in the range 0.3-0.8 mas. In all but one object, we find no evidence for significant elongation or asymmetry (closure phases ≲ 1°). The narrow range of measured angular sizes is expected given the similar optical flux of our targets, and implies an increasing effective physical radius with bolometric luminosity, as found from previous reverberation and interferometry measurements. The measured sizes for Seyfert galaxies are systematically larger than for the two quasars in our sample when measured relative to the previously reported R ∼ L1/2 relationship, which is explained by emission at the sublimation radius. This could be evidence of an evolving near-infrared emission region structure as a function of central luminosity.

Original language	English
Article number	A92
Number of pages	14
Journal	Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume	635
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936767
State	Published - 1 Mar 2020

Keywords

Galaxies: Seyfert
Galaxies: active
Galaxies: nuclei
Quasars: general
Techniques: interferometric

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Dexter, J., Shangguan, J., Hönig, S., Kishimoto, M., Lutz, D., Netzer, H., Davies, R., Sturm, E., Pfuhl, O., Amorim, A., Bauböck, M., Brandner, W., Clénet, Y., De Zeeuw, P. T., Eckart, A., Eisenhauer, F., Förster Schreiber, N. M., Gao, F., Garcia, P. J. V., ... Woillez, J. (2020). The resolved size and structure of hot dust in the immediate vicinity of AGN. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 635, Article A92. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936767

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AU - Netzer, H.

AU - Davies, R.

AU - Sturm, E.

AU - Pfuhl, O.

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AU - Gratadour, D.

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