Caravan-Submm, Black Hole Imager in the Andes

Imaging a black hole horizon as a shadow at the center of black hole accretion disk is another method to prove/check Einstein’s general relativity at strong gravitational fields. Such black hole imaging is expected to be achievable using a submillimeter wavelength VLBI (very long baseline interferom...

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Main Authors: Makoto Miyoshi, Takashi Kasuga, Jose K. Ishitsuka Iba, Tomoharu Oka, Mamoru Sekido, Kazuhiro Takefuji, Masaaki Takahashi, Hiromi Saida, Rohta Takahashi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Advances in Astronomy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8306494
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description Imaging a black hole horizon as a shadow at the center of black hole accretion disk is another method to prove/check Einstein’s general relativity at strong gravitational fields. Such black hole imaging is expected to be achievable using a submillimeter wavelength VLBI (very long baseline interferometer) technique. Here, we introduce a Japanese black hole imaging project, Caravan-submm undertaken in the Andes.
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spelling doaj-art-ae249af55f8c4ee5bf73ade2cfaed9842025-02-03T01:03:37ZengWileyAdvances in Astronomy1687-79691687-79772016-01-01201610.1155/2016/83064948306494Caravan-Submm, Black Hole Imager in the AndesMakoto Miyoshi0Takashi Kasuga1Jose K. Ishitsuka Iba2Tomoharu Oka3Mamoru Sekido4Kazuhiro Takefuji5Masaaki Takahashi6Hiromi Saida7Rohta Takahashi8National Astronomical Observatory, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, JapanDepartment of Advanced Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Hosei University, 3-7-2 Kajino, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, JapanGeophysical Institute of Peru, Carretera Ing. Alberto A. Giesecke M. Km 15, Huachac, PeruDepartment of Physics, Institute of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, JapanKashima Space Technology Center, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 893-1 Hirai, Kashima, Ibaraki 314-8501, JapanKashima Space Technology Center, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, 893-1 Hirai, Kashima, Ibaraki 314-8501, JapanDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Aichi University of Education, Kariya 448-8542, JapanDepartment of Physics, Daido University, Minami-ku, Nagoya 457-8530, JapanNational Institute of Technology, Tomakomai College, 443 Nishikioka, Tomakomai, Hokkaido 059-1275, JapanImaging a black hole horizon as a shadow at the center of black hole accretion disk is another method to prove/check Einstein’s general relativity at strong gravitational fields. Such black hole imaging is expected to be achievable using a submillimeter wavelength VLBI (very long baseline interferometer) technique. Here, we introduce a Japanese black hole imaging project, Caravan-submm undertaken in the Andes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8306494
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Caravan-Submm, Black Hole Imager in the Andes
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