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  • DISENTANGLING CONFUSED STAR...
    STONE, Jordan M; EISNER, J. A; MONNIER, J. D; WOILLEZ, J; WIZINOWICH, P; POTT, J.-U; GHEZ, A. M

    The Astrophysical journal, 08/2012, Letnik: 754, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    We present simulations of Keck Interferometer ASTRA and VLTI GRAVITY observations of mock star fields in orbit within ~50 mas of Sgr A super(*). Dual-field phase referencing techniques, as implemented on ASTRA and planned for GRAVITY, will provide the sensitivity to observe Sgr A super(*) with long-baseline infrared interferometers. Our results show an improvement in the confusion noise limit over current astrometric surveys, opening a window to study stellar sources in the region. The GRAVITY instrument will yield a more compact and symmetric point-spread function, providing an improvement in confusion noise which will not depend as strongly on position angle. Our Keck results show file ability to characterize the star field as containing zero, few, or many bright stellar sources. ASTRA and GRAVITY both have the potential to detect and monitor sources very close to Sgr A super(*). Early characterizations of the field by ASTRA, including the possibility of a precise source detection, could provide valuable information for future GRAVITY implementation and observation.