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Paper: The Starburst-AGN Connection: Starburst-induced Obscuring Torus
Volume: 290, Active Galactic Nuclei: from Central Engine to Host Galaxy
Page: 261
Authors: Wada, K.; Norman, C. A.
Abstract: The structure of obscuring matter in the environment of active galactic nuclei with associated nuclear starbursts is investigated using 3-D hydrodynamical simulations. Simple analytical estimates suggest that the obscuring matter with energy feedback from supernovae has a torus-like structure with a radius of several tens of parsecs and a scale height of ∼10 pc. These estimates are confirmed by the fully non-linear numerical simulations, in which the multi-phase inhomogeneous interstellar matter and its interaction with the supernovae are consistently followed. The globally stable, torus-like structure is highly inhomogeneous and turbulent.
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