Super-Resolved Image of M87 Observed with East Asian VLBI Network

Author:

Tazaki Fumie1ORCID,Cui Yuzhu23ORCID,Hada Kazuhiro4ORCID,Kino Motoki45,Cho Ilje6ORCID,Zhao Guang-Yao6ORCID,Akiyama Kazunori478ORCID,Mizuno Yosuke2910ORCID,Ro Hyunwook1112ORCID,Honma Mareki41314,Lu Ru-Sen151617ORCID,Shen Zhi-Qiang1516,Cui Lang18ORCID,Yonekura Yoshinori19

Affiliation:

1. Tokyo Electron Technology Solutions Limited, Iwate 023-1101, Japan

2. Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201210, China

3. Research Center for Intelligent Computing Platforms, Zhejiang Laboratory, Hangzhou 311100, China

4. Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Iwate 023-0861, Japan

5. Academic Support Center, Kogakuin University of Technology and Engineering, Tokyo 192-0015, Japan

6. Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC, Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, E-18008 Granada, Spain

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA 01886, USA

8. Black Hole Initiative, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

9. School of Physics & Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China

10. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 1, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

11. Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea

12. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of Korea

13. Department of Astronomical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan

14. Institute of Astronomy, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 181-0015, Japan

15. Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200030, China

16. Key Laboratory of Radio Astronomy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China

17. Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, D-53121 Bonn, Germany

18. Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, CAS, 150 Science 1-Street, Urumqi 830011, China

19. Center for Astronomy, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki 310-8512, Japan

Abstract

Obtaining high-resolution images at centimeter-or-longer wavelengths is vital for understanding the physics of jets. We reconstructed images from the M87 22 GHz data observed with the East Asian VLBI Network (EAVN) by using the regularized maximum likelihood (RML) method, which is different from the conventional imaging method CLEAN. Consequently, a bright core and jet extending about 30 mas to the northwest were detected with a higher resolution than in the CLEAN image. The width of the jet was 0.5 mas at 0.3 mas from the core, consistent with the width measured in the 86 GHz image in the previous study. In addition, three ridges were able to be detected at around 8 mas from the core, even though the peak-to-peak separation was only 1.0 mas. This indicates that the RML image’s spatial resolution is at least 30% higher than that of the CLEAN image. This study is an important step for future multi-frequency and high-cadence observations of the EAVN to discuss the more detailed structure of the jet and its time variability.

Funder

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Mitsubishi Foundation

China Postdoctral Science Fundation

National Science Foundation

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Shanghai pilot program of international scientists for basic research

Max Planck Partner Group of the MPG and the CAS, the Key Program of the NSFC

Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences, CAS

Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research - CAS, Shanghai Branch

CAS ’Light of West China’ Program

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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