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Main Authors: Yuan, Qi, Guo, Hengxiao, Gu, Minfeng, Stevens, Jamie, Edwards, Philip G., Chen, Yongjun, Zuo, Wenwen, Sun, Jingbo, Yang, Jun, Lira, Paulina, An, Tao, Su, Renzhi, Liu, Yuanqi, Wang, Yijun, Chang, Ning, Jiang, Pengfei, Zhang, Ming
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03316
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author Yuan, Qi
Guo, Hengxiao
Gu, Minfeng
Stevens, Jamie
Edwards, Philip G.
Chen, Yongjun
Zuo, Wenwen
Sun, Jingbo
Yang, Jun
Lira, Paulina
An, Tao
Su, Renzhi
Liu, Yuanqi
Wang, Yijun
Chang, Ning
Jiang, Pengfei
Zhang, Ming
author_facet Yuan, Qi
Guo, Hengxiao
Gu, Minfeng
Stevens, Jamie
Edwards, Philip G.
Chen, Yongjun
Zuo, Wenwen
Sun, Jingbo
Yang, Jun
Lira, Paulina
An, Tao
Su, Renzhi
Liu, Yuanqi
Wang, Yijun
Chang, Ning
Jiang, Pengfei
Zhang, Ming
contents We present the first multi-band centimeter detection of POX 52, a nearby dwarf galaxy believed to habor a robust intermediate mass black hole (IMBH). We conducted the deep observations using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), spanning frequencies from 4.5 to 10 GHz, as well as the sensitive observations from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) operating in its most extended A-configuration at S band (2--4 GHz) and C band (4--8 GHz). In the ATCA observations, the source shows a compact morphology, with only one direction marginally resolved. The higher resolution of the VLA allowed us to slightly resolve the source, fitting it well with a two-dimensional Gaussian model. The detected radio emission confirms the presence of Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) activity, indicating either a low-power jet or AGN-driven winds/outflows. Our dual-epoch observations with ATCA and VLA, together with previous non-detection flux density upper limits, reveal radio emission variability spanning two decades. In addition, we find that POX 52 aligns well with the low-mass extension of the fundamental plane for high-accretion, radio-quiet massive AGNs.
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spellingShingle First Detection of Radio Emission from the Intermediate Mass Black Hole in POX 52: Deep Multi-Band Observations with ATCA and VLA
Yuan, Qi
Guo, Hengxiao
Gu, Minfeng
Stevens, Jamie
Edwards, Philip G.
Chen, Yongjun
Zuo, Wenwen
Sun, Jingbo
Yang, Jun
Lira, Paulina
An, Tao
Su, Renzhi
Liu, Yuanqi
Wang, Yijun
Chang, Ning
Jiang, Pengfei
Zhang, Ming
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
We present the first multi-band centimeter detection of POX 52, a nearby dwarf galaxy believed to habor a robust intermediate mass black hole (IMBH). We conducted the deep observations using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), spanning frequencies from 4.5 to 10 GHz, as well as the sensitive observations from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) operating in its most extended A-configuration at S band (2--4 GHz) and C band (4--8 GHz). In the ATCA observations, the source shows a compact morphology, with only one direction marginally resolved. The higher resolution of the VLA allowed us to slightly resolve the source, fitting it well with a two-dimensional Gaussian model. The detected radio emission confirms the presence of Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) activity, indicating either a low-power jet or AGN-driven winds/outflows. Our dual-epoch observations with ATCA and VLA, together with previous non-detection flux density upper limits, reveal radio emission variability spanning two decades. In addition, we find that POX 52 aligns well with the low-mass extension of the fundamental plane for high-accretion, radio-quiet massive AGNs.
title First Detection of Radio Emission from the Intermediate Mass Black Hole in POX 52: Deep Multi-Band Observations with ATCA and VLA
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03316