First Sagittarius A∗ Event Horizon Telescope Results. VII. Polarization of the Ring
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2024
The Event Horizon Telescope observed the horizon-scale synchrotron emission region around the Galactic center supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A∗ (Sgr A∗), in 2017. These observations revealed a bright, thick ring morphology with a diameter of 51.8 ± 2.3 μas and modest azimuthal brightness asymmetry, consistent with the expected appearance of a black hole with mass M≈ 4 × 106 M⊙. From these observations, we present the first resolved linear and circular polarimetric images of Sgr A∗. The linear polarization images demonstrate that the emission ring is highly polarized, exhibiting a prominent spiral electric vector polarization angle pattern with a peak fractional polarization of ∼40% in the western portion of the ring. The circular polarization images feature a modestly (∼5%°-10%) polarized dipole structure along the emission ring, with negative circular polarization in the western region and positive circular polarization in the eastern region, although our methods exhibit stronger disagreement than for linear polarization. We analyze the data using multiple independent imaging and modeling methods, each of which is validated using a standardized suite of synthetic data sets. While the detailed spatial distribution of the linear polarization along the ring remains uncertain owing to the intrinsic variability of the source, the spiraling polarization structure is robust to methodological choices. The degree and orientation of the linear polarization provide stringent constraints for the black hole and its surrounding magnetic fields, which we discuss in an accompanying publication.
Författare
Kazunori Akiyama
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Antxon Alberdi
Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
Walter Alef
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Juan-Carlos Algaba
University of Malaya
Richard Anantua
Harvard University
Richard Anantua
Academia Sinica
R. Azulay
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
U. Bach
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
A. K. Baczko
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
David Ball
University of Arizona
Mislav Baloković
Yale University
Bidisha Bandyopadhyay
Universidad de Concepción
John Barrett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
M. Bauböck
University of Illinois
Bradford A. Benson
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Dan Bintley
East Asian Observatory
Lindy Blackburn
Harvard University
R. Blundell
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
K. L. Bouman
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
G. C. Bower
Academia Sinica
Hope Boyce
McGill University
Michael Bremer
Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
C. D. Brinkerink
Radboud Universiteit
Roger Brissenden
Harvard University
Silke Britzen
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Avery E. Broderick
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
D. Broguière
Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
Thomas Bronzwaer
Radboud Universiteit
Sandra Bustamente
University of Massachusetts
Do-Young Byun
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
J. E. Carlstrom
University of Chicago
Chiara Ceccobello
Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Astronomi och plasmafysik
A. Chael
Princeton University
Chi Kwan Chan
University of Arizona
Dominic O. Chang
Harvard University
Chiara Ceccobello
Harvard University
S. Chatterjee
Cornell University
Ming Tang Chen
Academia Sinica
Yongjun Chen
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
X. P. Cheng
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
I. Cho
Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
Pierre Christian
Fairfield University
Nicholas S. Conroy
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
John Conway
Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium
James M. Cordes
Cornell University
Thomas M. Crawford
University of Chicago
G. Crew
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Alejandro Cruz-Osorio
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Yuzhu Cui
Zhejiang Lab
Rohan Dahale
Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
Jordy Davelaar
Radboud Universiteit
Mariafelicia De Laurentis
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
R. P. Deane
University of Witwatersrand
Rohan Dahale
East Asian Observatory
Gregory Desvignes
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Jason Dexter
JILA
Vedant Dhruv
University of Illinois
Indu K. Dihingia
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
S. Doeleman
Harvard University
Sean Dougal
University of Arizona
Sergio A. Dzib
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Ralph P. Eatough
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Razieh Emami
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
H.D. Falcke
Radboud Universiteit
Joseph R. Farah
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
V. Fish
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
E. Fomalont
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
H. Alyson Ford
University of Arizona
Marianna Foschi
Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
R. Fraga-Encinas
Radboud Universiteit
William T. Freeman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
E. Fomalont
East Asian Observatory
Christian M. Fromm
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Antonio Fuentes
Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
Peter Galison
Harvard University
Charles F. Gammie
University of Illinois
Roberto Garcia
Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
Olivier Gentaz
Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
Boris Georgiev
University of Arizona
C. Goddi
Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP)
R. Gold
Syddansk Universitet
Arturo I. Gómez-Ruiz
Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrońica
José L. Gómez
Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
Minfeng Gu
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
M. Gurwell
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
K. Hada
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Daryl Haggard
McGill University
Kari Haworth
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Michael H. Hecht
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
R. Hesper
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Dirk Heumann
University of Arizona
Luis C. Ho
Beijing University of Technology
P. T. P. Ho
Academia Sinica
Mareki Honma
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Chih Wei L. Huang
Academia Sinica
Lei Huang
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
David H. Hughes
Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrońica
Shiro Ikeda
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
C.M. Violette Impellizzeri
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Makoto Inoue
Academia Sinica
S. Issaoun
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
David J. James
ASTRAVEO
Buell T. Jannuzi
University of Arizona
Lei Huang
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Britton Jeter
Academia Sinica
Wu Jiang
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
Alejandra Jimenez-Rosales
Radboud Universiteit
Makoto Inoue
Harvard University
S.G. Jorstad
Boston University
Abhishek V. Joshi
University of Illinois
Taehyun Jung
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
Mansour Karami
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
R. Karuppusamy
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Tomohisa Kawashima
University of Tokyo
G. Keating
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
M. M. Kettenis
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
Dong-Jin Kim
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Jae-Young Kim
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Jongsoo Kim
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
Junhan Kim
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
R. Karuppusamy
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Jun Yi Koay
Academia Sinica
Prashant Kocherlakota
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
M. M. Kettenis
Academia Sinica
Shoko Koyama
Academia Sinica
Jae-Young Kim
Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
Joana A. Kramer
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
M. Kramer
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
T.P. Krichbaum
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Greg Lindahl
Academia Sinica
Michael Lindqvist
Radboud Universiteit
Tod R. Lauer
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
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University of Illinois
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Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
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Chinese University of Hong Kong
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California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
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Nanjing University
R. Lico
Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
Greg Lindahl
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Kuo Liu
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
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Academia Sinica
A. P. Lobanov
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
L. Loinard
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Greg Lindahl
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Amy E. Lowitz
University of Arizona
R.S. Lu
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
N. R. Macdonald
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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Yunnan Observatories
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
S. Markoff
Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy
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University of Arizona
A. Marscher
Boston University
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Universitat de Valencia
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Academia Sinica
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Lia Medeiros
NASA Hubble Fellowship Program
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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University of Chicago
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East Asian Observatory
Yosuke Mizuno
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
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Harvard University
Kotaro Moriyama
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Radboud Universiteit
Wanga Mulaudzi
Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Hendrik Müller
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
A. Mus
Universitat de Valencia
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Radboud Universiteit
I. Myserlis
Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
Andrew Nadolski
University of Illinois
H. Nagai
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
N. M. Nagar
Universidad de Concepción
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Academia Sinica
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University of Massachusetts
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Harvard University
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
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Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
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Villanova University
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Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
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Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
M.A. Nowak
Washington University in St. Louis
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Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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Radboud Universiteit
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Harvard University
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Kyung Hee University
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East Asian Observatory
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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Academia Sinica
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Harvard University
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Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
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University of California
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University of Massachusetts
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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University of Illinois
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Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Universidad de Concepción
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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East Asian Observatory
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Harvard University
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
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Harvard University
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Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Academia Sinica
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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University of Arizona
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
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Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
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Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrońica
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Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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University of Arizona
T. Savolainen
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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University of Massachusetts
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM)
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
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Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
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Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy
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University of Massachusetts
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University of Central Lancashire
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Beijing University of Technology
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National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
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University of Lethbridge
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Harvard University
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University of Arizona
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
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Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
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University of Arizona
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Seoul National University
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University of Illinois
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Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
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Universiteit Leiden
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Radboud Universiteit
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Radboud Universiteit
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University of Central Lancashire
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Brandeis University
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University of Arizona
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Harvard University
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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Tuorla Observatory
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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Radboud Universiteit
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Princeton University
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Huazhong University of Science and Technology
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California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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Radboud Universiteit
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Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy
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Radboud Universiteit
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main
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Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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Fudan University
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University of Science and Technology of China
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Shuo Zhang
Michigan State University
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Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía (IAA)
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Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
Astrophysical Journal Letters
2041-8205 (ISSN) 2041-8213 (eISSN)
Vol. 964 2 L25Ämneskategorier
Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi
Datorseende och robotik (autonoma system)
DOI
10.3847/2041-8213/ad2df0