First Very Long Baseline Interferometry Detections at 870 μm
Author:
Raymond Alexander W.ORCID, Doeleman Sheperd S.ORCID, Asada KeiichiORCID, Blackburn LindyORCID, Bower Geoffrey C.ORCID, Bremer MichaelORCID, Broguiere DominiqueORCID, Chen Ming-TangORCID, Crew Geoffrey B.ORCID, Dornbusch SvenORCID, Fish Vincent L.ORCID, García RobertoORCID, Gentaz OlivierORCID, Goddi CiriacoORCID, Han Chih-Chiang, Hecht Michael H.ORCID, Huang Yau-DeORCID, Janssen MichaelORCID, Keating Garrett K.ORCID, Koay Jun YiORCID, Krichbaum Thomas P.ORCID, Lo Wen-PingORCID, Matsushita SatokiORCID, Matthews Lynn D.ORCID, Moran James M.ORCID, Norton Timothy J., Patel NimeshORCID, Pesce Dominic W.ORCID, Ramakrishnan VenkatesshORCID, Rottmann Helge, Roy Alan L.ORCID, Sánchez SalvadorORCID, Tilanus Remo P. J.ORCID, Titus MichaelORCID, Torne PabloORCID, Wagner JanORCID, Weintroub JonathanORCID, Wielgus MaciekORCID, Young AndréORCID, Akiyama KazunoriORCID, Albentosa-Ruíz EzequielORCID, Alberdi AntxonORCID, Alef Walter, Algaba Juan CarlosORCID, Anantua RichardORCID, Azulay RebeccaORCID, Bach UweORCID, Baczko Anne-KathrinORCID, Ball David, Balokovic MislavORCID, Bandyopadhyay BidishaORCID, Barrett JohnORCID, Bauböck MichiORCID, Benson Bradford A.ORCID, Bintley Dan, Blundell RaymondORCID, Bouman Katherine L.ORCID, Boyce HopeORCID, Brissenden RogerORCID, Britzen SilkeORCID, Broderick Avery E.ORCID, Bronzwaer ThomasORCID, Bustamante SandraORCID, Carlstrom John E.ORCID, Chael AndrewORCID, Chan Chi-kwanORCID, Chang Dominic O.ORCID, Chatterjee KoushikORCID, Chatterjee ShamiORCID, Chen 陈 Yongjun 永军ORCID, Cheng XiaopengORCID, Cho IljeORCID, Christian PierreORCID, Conroy Nicholas S.ORCID, Conway John E.ORCID, Crawford Thomas M.ORCID, Cruz-Osorio AlejandroORCID, Cui 崔 Yuzhu 玉竹ORCID, Dahale RohanORCID, Davelaar JordyORCID, De Laurentis MariafeliciaORCID, Deane RogerORCID, Dempsey JessicaORCID, Desvignes GregoryORCID, Dexter JasonORCID, Dhruv VedantORCID, Dihingia Indu K.ORCID, Dzib Sergio A.ORCID, Eatough Ralph P.ORCID, Emami RaziehORCID, Falcke HeinoORCID, Farah JosephORCID, Fomalont EdwardORCID, Fontana Anne-Laure, Ford H. AlysonORCID, Foschi MariannaORCID, Fraga-Encinas RaquelORCID, Freeman William T., Friberg PerORCID, Fromm Christian M.ORCID, Fuentes AntonioORCID, Galison PeterORCID, Gammie Charles F.ORCID, Georgiev BorisORCID, Gold RomanORCID, Gómez-Ruiz Arturo I.ORCID, Gómez José L.ORCID, Gu 顾 Minfeng 敏峰ORCID, Gurwell MarkORCID, Hada KazuhiroORCID, Haggard DarylORCID, Hesper RonaldORCID, Heumann DirkORCID, Ho 何 Luis C. 子山ORCID, Ho PaulORCID, Honma MarekiORCID, Huang Chih-Wei L.ORCID, Huang 黄 Lei 磊ORCID, Hughes David H., Ikeda ShiroORCID, Impellizzeri C. M. VioletteORCID, Inoue MakotoORCID, Issaoun SaraORCID, James David J.ORCID, Jannuzi Buell T.ORCID, Jeter BrittonORCID, Jiang 江 Wu 悟ORCID, Jiménez-Rosales AlejandraORCID, Johnson Michael D.ORCID, Jorstad SvetlanaORCID, Jones Adam C., Joshi Abhishek V.ORCID, Jung TaehyunORCID, Karuppusamy RameshORCID, Kawashima TomohisaORCID, Kettenis MarkORCID, Kim Dong-JinORCID, Kim Jae-YoungORCID, Kim JongsooORCID, Kim JunhanORCID, Kino MotokiORCID, Kocherlakota PrashantORCID, Kofuji Yutaro, Koch Patrick M.ORCID, Koyama ShokoORCID, Kramer CarstenORCID, Kramer Joana A.ORCID, Kramer MichaelORCID, Kubo Derek, Kuo Cheng-YuORCID, La Bella NoemiORCID, Lee Sang-SungORCID, Levis AviadORCID, Li 李 Zhiyuan 志远ORCID, Lico RoccoORCID, Lindahl GregORCID, Lindqvist MichaelORCID, Lisakov MikhailORCID, Liu 刘 Jun 俊ORCID, Liu KuoORCID, Liuzzo ElisabettaORCID, Lobanov Andrei P.ORCID, Loinard LaurentORCID, Lonsdale Colin J.ORCID, Lowitz Amy E.ORCID, Lu 路 Ru-Sen 如森ORCID, MacDonald Nicholas R.ORCID, Mahieu Sylvain, Maier Doris, Mao 毛 Jirong 基荣ORCID, Marchili NicolaORCID, Markoff SeraORCID, Marrone Daniel P.ORCID, Marscher Alan P.ORCID, Martí-Vidal IvánORCID, Medeiros LiaORCID, Menten Karl M.ORCID, Mizuno IzumiORCID, Mizuno YosukeORCID, Montgomery JoshuaORCID, Moriyama KotaroORCID, Moscibrodzka MonikaORCID, Mulaudzi WangaORCID, Müller CorneliaORCID, Müller HendrikORCID, Mus AlejandroORCID, Musoke GibwaORCID, Myserlis IoannisORCID, Nagai HiroshiORCID, Nagar Neil M.ORCID, Nakamura MasanoriORCID, Narayanan GopalORCID, Natarajan IniyanORCID, Nathanail AntoniosORCID, Navarro Fuentes Santiago, Neilsen JoeyORCID, Ni ChunchongORCID, Nowak Michael A.ORCID, Oh JunghwanORCID, Okino HirokiORCID, Olivares Sánchez Héctor RaúlORCID, Oyama TomoakiORCID, Özel FeryalORCID, Palumbo Daniel C. M.ORCID, Paraschos Georgios FilipposORCID, Park JonghoORCID, Parsons HarrietORCID, Pen Ue-LiORCID, Piétu VincentORCID, PopStefanija Aleksandar, Porth OliverORCID, Prather BenORCID, Principe GiacomoORCID, Psaltis DimitriosORCID, Pu Hung-YiORCID, Raffin Philippe A., Rao RamprasadORCID, Rawlings Mark G.ORCID, Ricarte AngeloORCID, Ripperda BartORCID, Roelofs FreekORCID, Romero-Cañizales CristinaORCID, Ros EduardoORCID, Roshanineshat ArashORCID, Ruiz IgnacioORCID, Ruszczyk ChetORCID, Rygl Kazi L. J.ORCID, Sánchez-Argüelles DavidORCID, Sánchez-Portal MiguelORCID, Sasada MahitoORCID, Satapathy KaushikORCID, Savolainen TuomasORCID, Schloerb F. Peter, Schonfeld JonathanORCID, Schuster Karl-FriedrichORCID, Shao LijingORCID, Shen 沈 Zhiqiang 志强ORCID, Small DesORCID, Sohn Bong WonORCID, SooHoo JasonORCID, Sosapanta Salas León DavidORCID, Souccar KamalORCID, Stanway Joshua S.ORCID, Sun 孙 He 赫ORCID, Tazaki FumieORCID, Tetarenko Alexandra J.ORCID, Tiede PaulORCID, Toma KenjiORCID, Toscano TeresaORCID, Traianou EfthaliaORCID, Trent Tyler, Trippe SaschaORCID, Turk MatthewORCID, van Bemmel IlseORCID, van Langevelde Huib JanORCID, van Rossum Daniel R.ORCID, Vos JesseORCID, Ward-Thompson DerekORCID, Wardle JohnORCID, Washington Jasmin E.ORCID, Wharton RobertORCID, Wiik KajORCID, Witzel GuntherORCID, Wondrak Michael F.ORCID, Wong George N.ORCID, Wu 吴 Qingwen 庆文ORCID, Yadlapalli NitikaORCID, Yamaguchi PaulORCID, Yfantis AristomenisORCID, Yoon DoosooORCID, Younsi ZiriORCID, Yu 于 Wei 威ORCID, Yuan 袁 Feng 峰ORCID, Yuan 袁 Ye-Fei 业飞ORCID, Zensus J. AntonORCID, Zhang ShuoORCID, Zhao Guang-YaoORCID, Zhao 赵 Shan-Shan 杉杉ORCID
Abstract
Abstract
The first very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) detections at 870 μm wavelength (345 GHz frequency) are reported, achieving the highest diffraction-limited angular resolution yet obtained from the surface of the Earth and the highest-frequency example of the VLBI technique to date. These include strong detections for multiple sources observed on intercontinental baselines between telescopes in Chile, Hawaii, and Spain, obtained during observations in 2018 October. The longest-baseline detections approach 11 Gλ, corresponding to an angular resolution, or fringe spacing, of 19 μas. The Allan deviation of the visibility phase at 870 μm is comparable to that at 1.3 mm on the relevant integration timescales between 2 and 100 s. The detections confirm that the sensitivity and signal chain stability of stations in the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) array are suitable for VLBI observations at 870 μm. Operation at this short wavelength, combined with anticipated enhancements of the EHT, will lead to a unique high angular resolution instrument for black hole studies, capable of resolving the event horizons of supermassive black holes in both space and time.
Funder
National Science Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation John Templeton Foundation EC ∣ European Research Council National Science and Technology Council
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
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