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VLBI Observations of the Nucleus of Centaurus A

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

R. A. Preston
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
A. E. Wehrle
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
D. D. Morabito
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
D. L. Jauncey
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Epping, Australia
M. Batty
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Epping, Australia
R. F. Haynes
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Epping, Australia
A. E. Wright
Affiliation:
CSIRO, Epping, Australia
G. D. Nicolson
Affiliation:
CSIR, Johannesburg, South Africa

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VLBI observations of the nucleus of Centaurus A have been made at three southern hemisphere observatories. Since Centaurus A is the nearest active galaxy, VLBI investigations are important because the physical processes in the nucleus can be studied in greater linear detail than in other similar galaxies. Previous VLBI observations of Centaurus A have been hampered by its southerly declination (−43°) and the sparsity of VLBI capability in the southern hemisphere, leading to only scattered single point u, v coverage. This paper presents results from the early stages of development of a southern hemisphere VLBI network.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1982 

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