Observing active galactic nuclei with AMBER/VLTI

Didier Fraix-Burnet

doi:10.1117/12.390202

5 July 2000 Observing active galactic nuclei with AMBER/VLTI

Didier Fraix-Burnet

Proceedings Volume 4006, Interferometry in Optical Astronomy; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390202
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The optical interferometry is opening us a new window on the central part of galaxies, particularly on the infernal engine at the heart of Active Galactic Nuclei. AMBER/VLTI provides the first opportunity to image the base of an extragalactic jet emerging from the inner part of a dust torus, making its way through hot ionized gas. In this paper, we illustrate the modeling developed for making full use of the first observations with AMBER.

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Didier Fraix-Burnet "Observing active galactic nuclei with AMBER/VLTI", Proc. SPIE 4006, Interferometry in Optical Astronomy, (5 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390202

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