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most citedFirst Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Testing Astrophysical Models of the Galactic Center Black Hole

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astro-ph.IM2026

Optimal transport regularized dynamic radio interferometric reconstruction

Andy Nilipour, Kotaro Moriyama, Shiro Ikeda +2

We propose a new technique for dynamic video reconstruction of radio interferometric data using the optimal transport (OT) distance as a regularizer within the regularized maximum…

astro-ph.IM2026

Black Hole Explorer Mission Development in Japan

Kazunori Akiyama, Mareki Honma, Akihiro Doi +21

The Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) is a next-generation space very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI) mission concept that will extend existing ground-based millimeter/submillimeter V…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 30 cited

First Very Long Baseline Interferometry Detections at 870μm

Alexander W. Raymond, Sheperd S. Doeleman, Keiichi Asada +276

The first very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) detections at 870m wavelength (345GHz frequency) are reported, achieving the highest diffraction-limited angular resolutio…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

The Black Hole Explorer Cryocooling Instrument

Hannah Rana, Kazunori Akiyama, Edgar Canavan +10

The Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) is a space-based very-long baseline interferometry (VLBI) mission aimed at precision black hole measurements, detecting the photon ring around black…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 76 cited

The Black Hole Explorer: Motivation and Vision

Michael D. Johnson, Kazunori Akiyama, Rebecca Baturin +65

We present the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX), a mission that will produce the sharpest images in the history of astronomy by extending submillimeter Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 5 cited

Receivers for the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) Mission

C. Edward Tong, Kazunori Akiyama, Paul Grimes +6

In this paper, we introduce the receiver architecture for the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) Mission, designed to reveal the photon ring of black holes. The primary instrument is a dua…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 5 cited

The Japanese Vision for the Black Hole Explorer Mission

Kazunori Akiyama, Kotaro Niinuma, Kazuhiro Hada +43

The Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) is a next-generation space very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) mission concept that will extend the ground-based millimeter/submillimeter arrays…