Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-07-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
To appear in the conference proceedings "Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century", held
Scientific paper
We report on new developments in VLBI, with emphasis on experiments performed at the highest frequencies possible to date (so called mm-VLBI). We have observed the nucleus of M 87 (Virgo A) with global VLBI at 3 mm. We show a new image of the inner-most jet region with an angular resolution of approx. 300 x 60 micro-arcseconds. In terms of Schwarzschild radii, this leads to an upper limit of the jet base of approx. 100 x 20 Schwarzschild radii. We also report on two VLBI pilot-experiments, which demonstrate the technical feasibility of global VLBI at 150 and 230 GHz (2 mm and 1.3 mm). The experiments lead to upper limits to the size of the unresolved AGN-cores in the 25 - 30 micro-arcsecond range. The participation of new and near-future mm-telescopes (like APEX, CARMA, SMA, LMT, ALMA, etc.) in global mm-VLBI will provide the necessary sensitivity for the imaging of black holes and their immediate environment.
Bremer Malcolm
Doeleman Sheperd S.
Fagg H.
Graham David A.
Greve Albert
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