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Paper: Approaching NGC3079 with VLB
Volume: 340, Future Directions in High Resolution Astronomy: The 10th Anniversary of the VLBA
Page: 140
Authors: Middelberg, E.; Krichbaum, T.P.; Roy, A.L.; Witzel, A.; Zensus, J.A.
Abstract: The Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC3079 is one of the nearest radio-weak AGN. We have carried out multi-frequency, multi-epoch VLBI observations of this object and detected new components, proper motion of the order of 0.1 c, strong spectral variability, and free-free absorption. Based on phase-referenced astrometry, we suggest a new identification of components seen at 1.7GHz. Our results suggest that the nucleus in NGC3079 is embedded in a dense medium which strongly affects the radio appearance of the AGN ejecta. We supplement our work with Seyfert VLBI observations taken from the literature.
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