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Adaptive Optics-Based Measurements of the Black Hole in Abell 2162–BCG

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2010

Nicholas J. McConnell ,
James R. Graham ,
Chung-Pei Ma ,
Karl Gebhardt  and
Tod R. Lauer
Nicholas J. McConnell
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley, United States Email: [email protected]
James R. Graham
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley, United States Email: [email protected]
Chung-Pei Ma
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley, United States Email: [email protected]
Karl Gebhardt
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Texas, Austin, USA
Tod R. Lauer
Affiliation:
National Optical Astronomy Observatory, USA
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We present preliminary measurements of the central black hole mass MBH, and stellar mass-to-light ratio M*/LR, in the Brightest Cluster Galaxy of Abell 2162 (A2162–BCG), using integral-field unit (IFU) data from OSIRIS on Keck 2 with laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS-AO). Our results demonstrate early success in an ongoing effort to obtain stellar dynamical measurements of MBH in nine BCGs using ground-based AO.

Keywords

galaxies: nucleigalaxies: halosgalaxies: clusters: individual (Abell 2162)
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S267: Co-Evolution of Central Black Holes and Galaxies , August 2009 , pp. 208
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

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