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The birth of an AGN: NGC 4111

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2021

Gabriel R. H. Roier Open the ORCID record for Gabriel R. H. Roier [Opens in a new window]  and
Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann
Gabriel R. H. Roier
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil email: [email protected]
Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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We have used near-infrared and optical Integral Field Spectroscopy along with optical images to study the inner 100 pc of NGC 4111 in a project to investigate the stellar and gas kinematics in the surroundings of Supermassive Black Holes in nearby galaxies. We have compared the inner stellar and gas kinematics with data of the outer regions of the galaxy. We found larger scale hot ionized gas and warm molecular gas within the inner 100 pc that is in counter-rotation relative to the stellar kinematics, a sign of inflowing material that is probably triggering an Active Galactic Nucleus. This is supported by the nuclear X-ray emission which is heating the molecular gas and causing it to emit. The presence of large amounts of dust in a polar ring suggests that this is a fairly recent event probably due to the capture of a dwarf galaxy.

Keywords

galaxies: activegalaxies: individual: NGC 4111galaxies: kinematics and dynamics
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S359: Galaxy Evolution and Feedback across Different Environments , March 2019 , pp. 362 - 363
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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