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Broad blueshifted wings in the optical [OIII] 5007 emission lines are a ubiquitous feature in AGN and a prime signature for fast ionized gas outflows. The mechanism powering these outflows is still debated, with radiation pressure from the accretion disc and mechanical power from a radio jet being both potential scenarios. The Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS) is a spatially-resolved multi-wavelength survey of 39 nearby luminous unobscured AGN. Our aim is to map the outflows in the multi-phase ISM to understand their powering mechanisms and the feedback to the host galaxy. Using MUSE IFU data, we located spatially the broad [OIII] wings (typically less than 100pc away from the AGN central engine). Here we apply for pilot observations of the CARS target HE0040-1105 with EVN to resolve the radio jet on mas scales. The 80pc offset (~100mas) for the broad [OIII] in this object seems to be associated with extended radio emissionm based on VLA observations. The EVN will allow us to obtain both necessary resolution and sensitivity to unambiguously confirm the jet-outflow connection in HE0040-1105, which will provide indispensable insights into the general powering mechanism of pc to kpc scale outflows in AGN.

This data is part of the archive of VLBI data maintained by JIVE on behalf of the EVN, a network of radio telescopes located primarily in Europe and Asia, with additional antennas in South Africa. The EVN archive itself has the DOI https://doi.org/10.17616/R3Z197