New active galactic nuclei science cases with interferometry: An incomplete preview
New active galactic nuclei science cases with interferometry: An incomplete preview
Infrared (IR) interferometry has made widely recognised contributions to the way we look at the dusty environment of supermassive black holes on parsec scales. It finally provided direct evidence for orientation-dependent unification of active galaxies, however it also showed that the classical “torus” picture is oversimplified. New scientific opportunities for AGN have been suggested, and will soon be carried out, focusing on the dynamical aspects of spectrally and spatially resolved interferometry, as well as the potential to employ interferometry for cosmology. This will open interferometry to new scientific communities.
Distance ladder, Galaxies:active, Interferometry
413-419
Hönig, Sebastian F.
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Herrero, Almudena Alonso
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Tristram, Konrad R.W.
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December 2018
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Herrero, Almudena Alonso
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Kishimoto, Makoto
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Pott, Jörg Uwe
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Surdej, Jean
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Tristram, Konrad R.W.
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Hönig, Sebastian F., Herrero, Almudena Alonso, Gandhi, Poshak, Kishimoto, Makoto, Pott, Jörg Uwe, Almeida, Cristina Ramos, Surdej, Jean and Tristram, Konrad R.W.
(2018)
New active galactic nuclei science cases with interferometry: An incomplete preview.
Experimental Astronomy, 46 (3), .
(doi:10.1007/s10686-018-9612-3).
Abstract
Infrared (IR) interferometry has made widely recognised contributions to the way we look at the dusty environment of supermassive black holes on parsec scales. It finally provided direct evidence for orientation-dependent unification of active galaxies, however it also showed that the classical “torus” picture is oversimplified. New scientific opportunities for AGN have been suggested, and will soon be carried out, focusing on the dynamical aspects of spectrally and spatially resolved interferometry, as well as the potential to employ interferometry for cosmology. This will open interferometry to new scientific communities.
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Accepted/In Press date: 22 November 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 7 December 2018
Published date: December 2018
Keywords:
Distance ladder, Galaxies:active, Interferometry
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