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The Sub-Pc Scale Accretion Disk of Ngc 4258
Authors:E. M. L. Humphreys  A. L. Argon  L. J. Greenhill  M. J. Reid  J. M. Moran
Affiliation:(1) Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract:Water megamasers have been found to trace parsec/sub-parsec, circumnuclear accretion disks in several AGN (e.g., Circinus, NGC 1068 & NGC 4258). High-spatial (0.5 mas) and velocity resolution (0.2 km s–1) VLBA imaging of the disks reveals thin, warped lsquopannekoeken (pancake)rsquo-style structures as opposed to thick tori in the inner regions of the central engines (40 000 Rsch). In this contribution, I will describe some current investigations into the dynamical and physical attributes of the water maser disk in NGC 4258, as revealed by VLBA, VLA and Effelsberg monitoring over 8 years.
Keywords:NGC 4258  water masers  accretion disks  AGN
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