No AGN evidence in NGC1614 from deep radio VLBI observations

Abstract

We present deep dual-band 5.0 and 8.4GHz European VLBI Network (EVN) observations of NGC1614, a local luminous infrared galaxy with a powerful circumnuclear starburst ring, and whose nuclear engine origin is still controversial. We aim at detecting and characterizing compact radio structures both in the nuclear region and in the circumnuclear ring. We do not find any compact source in the central 200pc region, setting a very tight 5 sigma upper limit of $3.7\times 10^{36}$erg s${}^{-1}$ and $5.8\times 10^{36}$erg s${}^{-1}$, at 5.0 and 8.4GHz, respectively. However, we report a clear detection at both frequencies of a compact structure in the circumnuclear ring, 190pc to the north of the nucleus, whose luminosity and spectral index are compatible with a core-collapse supernova, giving support to the high star formation rate in the ring. Our result favors the pure starburst scenario, even for the nucleus of NGC1614, and shows the importance of radio VLBI observations when dealing with the obscured environments of dusty galaxies.

arXiv commentLetter accepted for publication in MNRAS. 5 pages, 2 figures

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