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Zooming towards the Event Horizon - mm-VLBI today and tomorrow

T. P. Krichbaum, A. Roy, J. Wagner, H. Rottmann, J. A. Hodgson, A. Bertarini, W. Alef, J. A. Zensus, A. P. Marscher, S. G. Jorstad, R. Freund, D. Marrone, P. St… 展开作者

T. P. Krichbaum, A. Roy, J. Wagner, H. Rottmann, J. A. Hodgson, A. Bertarini, W. Alef, J. A. Zensus, A. P. Marscher, S. G. Jorstad, R. Freund, D. Marrone, P. Strittmatter, L. Ziurys, R. Blundell, J. Weintroub, K. Young, V. Fish, S. Doeleman, M. Bremer, S. Sanchez, L. Fuhrmann, E. Angelakis, V. Karamanavis

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6 pages, to appear in 11th European VLBI Network Symposium, ed. P. Charlot et al., Bordeaux (France), October 9-12, 2012
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Global VLBI imaging at millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelength overcomes the opacity barrier of synchrotron self-absorption in AGN and opens the direct view into sub-pc scale regions not accessible before. Since AGN variability is more pronounced at short millimeter wavelength, mm-VLBI can reveal structural changes in very early stages after outbursts. When combined with observations at longer wavelength, global 3mm and 1mm VLBI adds very detailed information. This helps to determine fundamental physical properties at the jet base, and in the vicinity of super-massive black holes at the center of AGN. Here we present new results from multi-frequency mm-VLBI imaging of OJ287 during a major outburst. We also report on a successful 1.3mm VLBI experiment with the APEX telescope in Chile. This observation sets a new record in angular resolution. It also opens the path towards future mm-VLBI with ALMA, which aims at the mapping of the black hole event horizon in nearby galaxies, and the study of the roots of jets in AGN.

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