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Resolving the base of the relativistic jet in M87 at 6Rsch resolution with global mm-VLBI

Author(s)
Kim, Jae-YoungLu, Ru-SenKrichbaum, Thomas P.Bremer, MichaelZensus, J. AntonWalker, R. Craig
Issued Date
2016-12
DOI
10.3390/galaxies4040039
URI
https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/83994
Citation
GALAXIES, v.4, no.4, pp.39
Abstract
M87 is one of the nearest radio galaxies with a central Super-Massive Black Hole (SMBH) and a prominent relativistic jet. Due to its close distance to the observer and the large SMBH mass, the source is one of the best laboratories to obtain strong observational constraints on the theoretical models for the formation and evolution of the AGN jets. In this article, we present preliminary results from our ongoing observational study about the innermost jet of M87 at an ultra-high resolution of ~50 μas achieved by the Global Millimeter-Very Long Baseline Interferometry Array (GMVA). The data obtained between 2004 and 2015 clearly show limb-brightened jets at extreme resolution and sensitivity. Our preliminary analysis reveals that the innermost jet expands in an edge-brightened cone structure (parabolic shape) but with the jet expansion profile slightly different from the outer regions of the jet. Brightness temperatures of the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) core obtained from cm- to mm-wavelengths show a systematic evolution, which can be interpreted as the evolution as a function of distance from the BH. We also adopt an alternative imaging algorithm, Bi-Spectrum Maximum Entropy Method (BSMEM), to test reliable imaging at higher angular resolution than provided by the standard CLEAN method (i.e., super-resolution). A demonstration with a VLBA 7 mm example data set shows consistent results with a near-in-time 3 mm VLBI image. Application of the method to the 2009 GMVA data yields an image with remarkable fine-scale structures that have been never imaged before. We present a brief interpretation of the complexity in the structure. © 2016 by the authors.
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
2075-4434
Keyword (Author)
Galaxies: activeGalaxies: individual (M87)Galaxies: jetsTechniques: image processingTechniques: interferometric

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