Abstract
High-resolution imaging of supermassive black holes is now possible,
with new applications to testing general relativity and horizon-scale
accretion and relativistic jet formation processes. Over the coming
decade, the EHT will propose to add new strategically placed VLBI
elements operating at 1.3mm and 0.87mm wavelength. In parallel,
development of next-generation backend instrumentation, coupled with
high throughput correlation architectures, will boost sensitivity,
allowing the new stations to be of modest collecting area while still
improving imaging fidelity and angular resolution. The goal of these
efforts is to move from imaging static horizon scale structure to
dynamic reconstructions that capture the processes of accretion and jet
launching in near real time.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | arXiv.org |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |
MoE publication type | Not Eligible |
Keywords
- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
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