The supermassive black hole in Centaurus A: A benchmark for gas kinematical measurements

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 448, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 921-953

  Marconi, A ^a   Pastorini, G ^b   Pacini, F ^b   Axon, D J ^c,d   Capetti, A ^e   Macchetto, D ^f,g   Koekemoer, A M ^f   Schreier, E J ^h  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^e OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^f AURA for the European Space Agency   (United States)

^g ESA Space Telescope Division   (United States)

^h Associated Universities Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Galaxies: individual: NGC 5128; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; Galaxies: nuclei; Line: profiles

Indexed keywords

BLACK HOLE PHYSICS; GALAXIES: INDIVIDUAL: NGC 5128; GALAXIES: KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; GALAXIES: NUCLEI; LINE: PROFILES;

BENCHMARKING; DISPERSION (WAVES); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; KINEMATICS; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 33646783615     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053853     Document Type: Article

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