Observing NGC 4151 with the Keck Interferometer

Mark R. Swain

doi:10.1117/12.551881

20 October 2004 Observing NGC 4151 with the Keck Interferometer

Mark R. Swain

Proceedings Volume 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551881
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

Observations of the nucleus of NGC 4151 at 2.2 μm using the two 10-meter Keck telescopes as an interferometer show a marginally resolved source less than or equal to 0.1 pc in diameter. These observations are the first measurement of an extragalactic source with an optical/IR interferometer. These observations represent a ten-fold improvement in angular resolution when compared to previous near-infrared measurements of AGN and make it possible to test the subparsec-scale, near-infrared emission models of NGC 4151.

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Mark R. Swain "Observing NGC 4151 with the Keck Interferometer", Proc. SPIE 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry, (20 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551881

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