Principles of image reconstruction in optical interferometry: tutorial

É Thiébaut, J Young - JOSA A, 2017 - opg.optica.org
This paper provides a general introduction to the problem of image reconstruction from
interferometric data. A simple model of the interferometric observables is given, and the …

Imaging the supermassive black hole shadow and jet base of M87 with the event horizon telescope

RS Lu, AE Broderick, F Baron, JD Monnier… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a project to assemble a Very Long
Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) network of millimeter wavelength dishes that can resolve …

Observing—and imaging—active galactic nuclei with the Event Horizon Telescope

VL Fish, K Akiyama, KL Bouman, AA Chael… - Galaxies, 2016 - mdpi.com
Originally developed to image the shadow region of the central black hole in Sagittarius A*
and in the nearby galaxy M87, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) provides deep, very high …

Three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of red giant stars: semi-global models for interpreting interferometric observations

A Chiavassa, R Collet, L Casagrande… - Astronomy & …, 2010 - aanda.org
Context. Theoretical predictions from models of red giant branch stars are a valuable tool for
various applications in astrophysics ranging from galactic chemical evolution to studies of …

The 2014 interferometric imaging beauty contest

JD Monnier, JP Berger, JB Le Bouquin… - Optical and Infrared …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Here we present the results of the 6th biennial optical interferometry imaging beauty contest.
Taking advantage of a unique opportunity, the red supergiant VY CMa and the Mira variable …

An incisive look at the symbiotic star SS Leporis-Milli-arcsecond imaging with PIONIER/VLTI

N Blind, HMJ Boffin, JP Berger, JB Le Bouquin… - Astronomy & …, 2011 - aanda.org
Context. Determining the mass transfer in a close binary system is of prime importance for
understanding its evolution. SS Leporis, a symbiotic star showing the Algol paradox and …

Radio & optical interferometry: basic observing techniques and data analysis

JD Monnier, RJ Allen - arxiv preprint arxiv:1201.2963, 2012 - arxiv.org
Astronomers usually need the highest angular resolution possible, but the blurring effect of
diffraction imposes a fundamental limit on the image quality from any single telescope …

High-resolution infrared imaging and spectroscopy of the Z Canis Majoris system during quiescence and outburst

S Hinkley, L Hillenbrand… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present adaptive optics photometry and spectra in the JHKL bands along with high
spectral resolution K-band spectroscopy for each component of the Z Canis Majoris system …

High-Angular-Resolution and High-Sensitivity Science Enabled by Beamformed ALMA

V Fish, W Alef, J Anderson, K Asada, A Baudry… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2013 - arxiv.org
An international consortium is presently constructing a beamformer for the Atacama Large
Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile that will be available as a facility instrument …

Imaging the heart of astrophysical objects with optical long-baseline interferometry

JP Berger, F Malbet, F Baron, A Chiavassa… - The Astronomy and …, 2012 - Springer
The number of publications of aperture-synthesis images based on optical long-baseline
interferometry measurements has recently increased due to easier access to visible and …