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AGN Feedback Driven Molecular Outflow in NGC 1266

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2013

K. Alatalo
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley, USA
K. E. Nyland
Affiliation:
New Mexico Tech, Socorro, USA
G. Graves
Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley, USA
S. Deustua
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA
J. Wrobel
Affiliation:
NRAO, Socorro, USA
L. M. Young
Affiliation:
New Mexico Tech, Socorro, USA
T. A. Davis
Affiliation:
ESO, Garching, Germany
M. Bureau
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, UK
E. Bayet
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, UK
L. Blitz
Affiliation:
New Mexico Tech, Socorro, USA
M. Bois
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, France
F. Bournaud
Affiliation:
Université Paris Diderot, France
M. Cappellari
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, UK
R. L. Davies
Affiliation:
University of Oxford, UK
P. T. de Zeeuw
Affiliation:
ESO, Garching, Germany Leiden University, The Netherlands
E. Emsellem
Affiliation:
ESO, Garching, Germany Université de Lyon, France
S. Khochfar
Affiliation:
MPI for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
D. Krajnovic
Affiliation:
ESO, Garching, Germany
H. Kuntschner
Affiliation:
ESO, Garching, Germany
S. Martín
Affiliation:
ESO, Santiago, Chile
R. M. McDermid
Affiliation:
Gemini Observatory, Hilo, USA
R. Morganti
Affiliation:
ASTRON, Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
T. Naab
Affiliation:
MPI for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
M. Sarzi
Affiliation:
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
N. Scott
Affiliation:
Swinburne University, Australia
P. Serra
Affiliation:
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
A. Weijmans
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Canada
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Abstract

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NGC 1266 is a nearby field galaxy observed as part of the ATLAS3D survey (Cappellari et al. 2011). NGC 1266 has been shown to host a compact (< 200 pc) molecular disk and a mass-loaded molecular outflow driven by the AGN (Alatalo et al. 2011). Very Long Basline Array (VLBA) observations at 1.65 GHz revealed a compact (diameter < 1.2 pc), high brightness temperature continuum source most consistent with a low-level AGN origin. The VLBA continuum source is positioned at the center of the molecular disk and may be responsible for the expulsion of molecular gas in NGC 1266. Thus, the candidate AGN-driven molecular outflow in NGC 1266 supports the picture in which AGNs do play a significant role in the quenching of star formation and ultimately the evolution of the red sequence of galaxies.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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