RELATIVE ASTROMETRY OF COMPACT FLARING STRUCTURES IN Sgr A* WITH POLARIMETRIC VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY
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Johnson, Michael D.
Fish, Vincent L.
Broderick, Avery E.
Wardle, John F. C.
Marrone, Daniel P.
Doeleman, Sheperd Samuel
Date Issued
October 2014
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Astrophysical Journal
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IOP Publishing
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Johnson, Michael D., Vincent L. Fish, Sheperd S. Doeleman, Avery E. Broderick, John F. C. Wardle, and Daniel P. Marrone. “RELATIVE ASTROMETRY OF COMPACT FLARING STRUCTURES IN Sgr A* WITH POLARIMETRIC VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY.” The Astrophysical Journal 794, no. 2 (October 6, 2014): 150. © 2014 The American Astronomical Society
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Abstract
We demonstrate that polarimetric interferometry can be used to extract precise spatial information about compact polarized flares of Sgr A*. We show that, for a faint dynamical component, a single interferometric baseline suffices to determine both its polarization and projected displacement from the quiescent intensity centroid. A second baseline enables two-dimensional reconstruction of the displacement, and additional baselines can self-calibrate using the flare, enhancing synthesis imaging of the quiescent emission. We apply this technique to simulated 1.3 mm wavelength observations of a "hot spot" embedded in a radiatively inefficient accretion disk around Sgr A*. Our results indicate that, even with current sensitivities, polarimetric interferometry with the Event Horizon Telescope can achieve ~5 μas relative astrometry of compact flaring structures near Sgr A* on timescales of minutes.
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https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/794/2/150
