Title
Direct imaging of the massive black hole, SgrA
Date Issued
01 January 2004
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Miyoshi M.
Kameno S.
Shen Z.
Horiuchi S.
Natl. Astronomical Observatory Japan
Publisher(s)
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
Abstract
Imaging the vicinity of black hole is one of the ultimate goals of VLBI astronomy. The closest massive black hole, SgrA*, located at Galactic center is the leading candidate for such observations, Combined with recent VLBI recording technique and sub-mm radio engineering, we now have the sufficient sensitivity for the observations. We here show performance simulations of sub-mm VLBI arrays for imaging SgrA*. An excellent image is obtained from a sub-mm VLBI array in southern hemisphere like the configuration of VLBA. We also note that even with a small array, we can estimate the shadow size and then the mass of black hole from visibility analysis. Now, if only constructing a sub-mm VLBI array in southern hemisphere, we can unveil the black hole environments of SgrA*.
Start page
186
End page
189
Volume
155
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física nuclear
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-11044229999
Source
Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement
ISSN of the container
0375-9687
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