6 papers
The infrared L'-band view of the Galactic Center with NAOS-CONICA at VLT
Y. Clénet, D. Rouan, E. Gendron +9
We report on Galactic Center L'-band observations made during NAOS/CONICA Science Verification. Colors of the inner 2" stars reveal an infrared excess of S2, the closest star to th…
Hot Very Small dust Grains in NGC 1068 seen in jet induced structures thanks to VLT/NACO adaptive optics
Daniel Rouan, Francois Lacombe, Eric Gendron +12
We present K, L and M diffraction-limited images of NGC 1068 obtained with NAOS+CONICA at VLT/YEPUN over a 3.5" field around the central engine. Hot dust (Tcol = 550-650 K) is foun…
VLT/NACO infrared adaptive optics images of small scale structures in OMC1
Francois Lacombe, Eric Gendron, Daniel Rouan +10
Near-infrared observations of line emission from excited H2 and in the continuum are reported in the direction of the Orion molecular cloud OMC1, using the European Southern Observ…
Near-infrared flares from accreting gas around the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Centre
R. Genzel, R. Schoedel, T. Ott +5
Recent measurements of stellar orbits provide compelling evidence that the compact radio source Sagittarius A* at the Galactic Centre is a 3.6-million-solar-mass black hole. Sgr A*…
The Stellar Cusp Around the Supermassive Black Hole in the Galactic Center
R. Genzel, R. Schoedel, T. Ott +12
We analyze deep near-IR adaptive optics imaging as well as new proper motion data of the nuclear star cluster of the Milky Way. The surface density distribution of faint stars peak…
Closest Star Seen Orbiting the Supermassive Black Hole at the Centre of the Milky Way
R. Schodel, T. Ott, R. Genzel +20
Measurements of stellar velocities and variable X-ray emission near the centre of the Milky Way have provided the strongest evidence so far that the dark mass concentrations seen i…