3 papers
astro-ph.IM2025
Antenna Technology Readiness for the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) Mission
T. K. Sridharan, R. Lehmensiek, S. Schwarz +1
The Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) will be the first sub-mm wavelength Space Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) mission. It targets astronomical imaging with the highest ever spa…
astro-ph.IM2024
The Black Hole Explorer: Preliminary Antenna Design
T. K. Sridharan, R. Lehmensiek, D. Marrone +6
We present the basic design of a large, light weight, spaceborne antenna for the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) space Very Long Baseline Interferometry (space-VLBI) mission, achieving…
astro-ph.IM2024
Ultra-low noise laser and optical frequency comb-based timing system for the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) mission
Hannah Tomio, Guangning Yang, Holly F. Leopardi +8
In this effort, we demonstrate the performance of a highly stable time reference for the proposed Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) mission, a space-based extension to the Event Horizon T…