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astro-ph2008
Imaging a Jet Base - Prospects with M87
R. Craig Walker, Chun Ly, William Junor +1
M87 provides the best opportunity to study the base of a jet where it is collimated and accelerated. The size of that region scales with the mass of the black hole, and M87 has the…
astro-ph2007
Progress Toward a VLBA Movie of the Jet Collimation Region in M87
R. C. Walker, C. Ly, W. Junor +1
With its high black hole mass, proximity, and bright jet, M87 provides the best prospect for a direct imaging study of the acceleration and collimation region of a jet. Previous VL…