Interferometric observations of supermassive black holes in the millimeter wave band

P.B. Ivanov^a, E.V. Mikheeva^b, a, V.N. Lukash^a, A.M. Malinovsky^a, S.V. Chernov^c, A.S. Andrianov^a, V.I. Kostenko^a, S.F. Likhachev^a
^aAstro Space Centre, Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Profsoyuznaya 84/32, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
^bMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Institutskii per. 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, 141701, Russian Federation
^cLebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prosp. 53, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation

We present a theoretical description of different types of accretion disks and jets near supermassive black holes (SMBHs) that can be observed in a (sub)millimeter wave band. Special attention is paid to a possible formation of an image (a shadow) of a black hole illuminated by an accretion disk or a jet. We suggest a simple criterion of detection of such a shadow in the current and planned SMBHs observations employing the method of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). As an example, we propose a number of potential SMBHs candidates satisfying this criterion for observations with the future "Millimetron" space observatory in the VLBI regime as well as with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT).

Keywords: interferometry, millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths, black holes, supermassive black holes, accretion, accretion disks, jets
PACS: 98.62.Js, 98.62.Mw (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2018.03.038308
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2019/5/a/
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Citation: Ivanov P B, Mikheeva E V, Lukash V N, Malinovsky A M, Chernov S V, Andrianov A S, Kostenko V I, Likhachev S F "Interferometric observations of supermassive black holes in the millimeter wave band" Phys. Usp. 62 423–449 (2019)

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Received: 1st, February 2018, accepted: 6th, March 2018

Оригинал: Иванов П Б, Михеева Е В, Лукаш В Н, Малиновский А М, Чернов С В, Андрианов А С, Костенко В И, Лихачёв С Ф «Интерферометрические наблюдения сверхмассивных чёрных дыр в миллиметровом диапазоне» УФН 189 449–477 (2019); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2018.03.038308