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Merlin water maser observations of the Seyfert 2 galaxy Mrk 348

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Emily Xanthopoulos ,
Anita M. S. Richards  and
Phil J. Diamond
Emily Xanthopoulos
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9DL, UK
Anita M. S. Richards
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9DL, UK
Phil J. Diamond
Affiliation:
Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9DL, UK

Abstract

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MERLIN images of Mrk 348 at 22 GHz show H2O maser emission at 0.02–0.11 Jy, within ∼ 0.8 pc of the nucleus. This is the first direct confirmation that molecular material exists close to the Seyfert 2 nucleus. Mrk 348 was observed one month after Falcke et al. (2000) first identified the maser in single-dish spectra. The peak maser flux density has increased about threefold. The masing region is ≲ 0.6 pc in radius. The flux density of radio continuum emission from the core has been rising for about 2 years. The maser-core separation is barely resolved but at the 3σ significance level maser and continuum peaks are not coincident along the line of sight. The masers lie in the direction of the northern radio lobes and probably emanate from material shocked by a jet with velocity close to c although direct maser amplification of the core by masers tracing a Keplerian disc is not completely ruled out.

Type
Part 5. Extragalactic Nuclear Masers
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 206: Cosmic Masers: From Protostars to Blackholes , 2002 , pp. 438 - 441
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002 

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