Resolving the innermost parsec of Centaurus A at mid-infrared wavelengths

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 471, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 453-465

  Meisenheimer, K ^a   Tristram, K R W ^a   Jaffe, W ^b   Israel, F ^b   Neumayer, N ^a   Raban, D ^b   Rottgering H ^b   Cotton, W D ^c   Graser, U ^a   Henning, Th ^a   Leinert, Ch ^a   Lopez, B ^d   Perrin, G ^e   Prieto, A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^e OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual: Centauras A (NGC 5128); Galaxies: nuclei; Methods: observational; Radiation mechanism: non thermal; Techniques: interferometric

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; GALAXIES; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SPACE TELESCOPES; WAVELENGTH;

INTERFEROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; NUCLEI; RADIATION MECHANISM; RADIO JETS;

INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 34548048401     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066967     Document Type: Article

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