First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole [PDF]
We present the first Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) images of M87, using observations from April 2017 at 1.3 mm wavelength. These images show a prominent ring with a diameter of ~40 μas, consistent with the size and shape of the lensed photon orbit ...
K. Akiyama+214 more
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PAWS and POCO: NIR Astrophotonic Instruments for Astronomy
Abstract For near‐infrared ground and space‐based astronomy, compact photonic devices can replace the large bulk optical components in spectrographs, frequency combs, beam combiners, and sky subtraction filters, thus saving cost, reducing volume, weight, and power requirements.
Kalaga Madhav+8 more
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Characterization of a C‐RED One camera for astrophotonical applications
Abstract To better understand the impact of the avalanche gain applied in the detector technology and apply this technology in our in‐house astrophotonic projects, we have characterized a C‐RED One camera and produced a stable and reliable method for calculating the system gain at any desired avalanche gain setting.
Stella Vješnica+3 more
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Abstract The momentum and Hamiltonian constraints of vacuum Einstein equations, within the Bowen‐York formalism, for two interacting black holes in close separation, with anti‐parallel spins and anti‐parallel linear momenta is studied. An analytical solution using perturbation theory is given.
Emel Altas, Emine Ertugrul, Bayram Tekin
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Relativistic redshift of the star S0-2 orbiting the Galactic Center supermassive black hole [PDF]
Gravitational redshift in the Galactic Center General relativity predicts that light emitted by an object in a strong gravitational field—for example, close to a black hole—should be shifted to longer wavelengths.
T. Do+28 more
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A tool to understand emission mechanisms of blazars through their high‐energy gamma‐ray emission
The blazar SED is characterized by two energy components. Evidence suggests that the low‐energy component is generated by the synchrotron mechanism, but for the high‐energy component, the mechanism is still uncertain. Two main models have been proposed to explain this emission. According to the leptonic model, a correlation between the emission of both
Mabel Osorio+3 more
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THE SINFONI BLACK HOLE SURVEY: THE BLACK HOLE FUNDAMENTAL PLANE REVISITED AND THE PATHS OF (CO)EVOLUTION OF SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES AND BULGES [PDF]
We investigate the correlations between the black hole (BH) mass MBH, the velocity dispersion σ, the bulge mass MBu, the bulge average spherical density &rgr; h ?> , and its spherical half-mass radius rh, constructing a database of 97 galaxies (31 core ...
R. Saglia+9 more
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Unraveling the enigmatic soft x‐ray excess: Current understanding and future perspectives
Abstract This article explores various theoretical models proposed to explain the soft x‐ray excess phenomenon, including warm Comptonization, ionized reflection models, and ionized outflowing disc winds. The soft x‐ray excess is better understood thanks to crucial observations made by ROSAT, XMM‐Newton, and eROSITA.
Thomas Boller
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Supermassive Black Holes in Bulges [PDF]
26 pages, 11 Postscript figures, accepted for publication on ...
Gregory Rudnick+9 more
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Energy Flux and Particle Flux in Steady-state Solutions of Nuclear Star Clusters
We examine the effects of two-body interactions in a nuclear star cluster surrounding a supermassive black hole. We evaluate the energy flux, analogously to the particle flux calculation of Bahcall and Wolf.
Barak Rom, Itai Linial, Re’em Sari
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