Extended hard X-ray emission, multi-phase ISM and AGN feedback in Compton-thick AGN ESO137-G034

We propose deep Chandra ACIS observations and joint HST narrow band imaging of the nearby Compton-thick AGN ESO137-G034. The recent Chandra discovery of extended kpc-scale hard X-ray continuum (3-6 keV) and Fe Ka emission in Compton-thick AGN provides physical constraints on the obscuring torus and demonstrates the impact of the supermassive black hole (SMBH) on the host galaxy via feedback. Comparing deep Chandra data with multi-wavelength high resolution data (e.g. HST, ALMA, VLT/SINFONI), we will conduct an unprecedented comprehensive analysis of the extended X-ray emission, and the multi-phase interstellar media (i.e. cold and warm molecular gas, ionized gas, and dust) at sub-arcsec resolution to ultimately understand how the central SMBH interacts with and impacts the host galaxy.