The Africa Millimetre Telescope

M. Backes; C. Müller; John Conway; R. P. Deane; R. Evans; H. Falcke; R. Fraga-Encinas; C. Goddi; T. P. Krichbaum; M. Klein Wolt; G. MacLeod; Varm Ribeiro; F. Roelofs; Z. Q. Shen; H. J. van Langevelde

The Africa Millimetre Telescope
Paper i proceeding, 2016

It is believed that supermassive black holes are found in the centres of galaxies, including the Milky Way. Still, only indirect evidence has been gathered for the existence of these enigmatic objects that are predicted by the general theory of relativity. With the Event Horizon Telescope, a Very Long Baseline Interferometry network of millimetre-wave (radio) telescopes, it will be possible to directly image the 'shadow' of the event horizon of the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, Sgr A∗. Although the Event Horizon Telescope utilises an extensive network of telescopes, there is a huge gap in the coverage of the u-v-plane for these observations across Africa. We discuss the benefits of adding the Africa Millimetre Telescope to the Event Horizon Telescope and present Mt. Gamsberg in Namibia as the best site for this new and first mm-wave telescope in Africa.

Författare

M. Backes

University of Namibia

C. Müller

Radboud Universiteit

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

John Conway

Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium

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R. P. Deane

Rhodes University

R. Evans

University of Namibia

Cardiff University

H. Falcke

Radboud Universiteit

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

R. Fraga-Encinas

Radboud Universiteit

C. Goddi

Radboud Universiteit

T. P. Krichbaum

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

M. Klein Wolt

Radboud Universiteit

G. MacLeod

Hartebeeshoek Radio Astronomy Observatory

Varm Ribeiro

Botswana International University of Science and Technology

Radboud Universiteit

F. Roelofs

Radboud Universiteit

Z. Q. Shen

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

H. J. van Langevelde

Universiteit Leiden

Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)

Proceedings of Science

18248039 (eISSN)

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Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

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The Africa Millimetre Telescope Paper i proceeding, 2016

Författare

M. Backes

C. Müller

John Conway

R. P. Deane

R. Evans

H. Falcke

R. Fraga-Encinas

C. Goddi

T. P. Krichbaum

M. Klein Wolt

G. MacLeod

Varm Ribeiro

F. Roelofs

Z. Q. Shen

H. J. van Langevelde

Proceedings of Science

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The Africa Millimetre Telescope
Paper i proceeding, 2016