| We propose to image component S1 (the nucleus) of NGC 1068 at two frequencies, with a factor of 2 better sensitivity than achieved previously by Gallimore et al. at 8.4 GHz. S1 was interpreted to be a thermal torus by Gallimore et al., but there has been no detection of a similar object in any other Seyfert galaxy. We will image S1 in order to determine the nature of the weak, unremarked 5 features beyond the torus that were shown in the Gallimore et al. image, as well as looking for a compact, or inverted-spectrum compact nucleus within S1. The proposed observations will test two hypotheses: (1) the putative torus is actually the inner segment of a curving jet; or (2) the features beyond the end of the identi ed torus are the beginning of the jet, possibly started by a wind rising o the surface of the torus. |
