Astrotomography

Keith Horne, Raymundo Baptista, Misty C. Bentz, Danny Steeghs

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Abstract

Astrotomography refers to a suite of indirect imaging techniques that achieve micro-arcsecond angular resolution by measuring projections obtained from time-resolved spectroscopic observations. The projections arise from Doppler shifts, eclipses or time delays, combined with rotation of the star or binary system being imaged. At our workshop we reviewed and discussed state-of-the-art methods for imaging the surfaces and magnetic fields of rapidly rotating stars, the accretion flows in compact binary star systems and the broad emission-line regions in active galactic nuclei.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNew Horizons in Time-Domain Astronomy
PublisherCambridge University Press
Pages227-234
Number of pages8
Volume7
EditionS285
ISBN (Print)9781107019850
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
NumberS285
Volume7
ISSN (Print)17439213
ISSN (Electronic)17439221

Keywords

  • accretion
  • accretion disks
  • black hole physics
  • galaxies: Seyfert
  • methods: data analysis
  • stars: binaries: eclipsing
  • techniques: high angular resolution

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