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Diffraction-limited Visible Light Images of Orion Trapezium Cluster with the Magellan Adaptive Secondary Adaptive Optics System (MagAO)

  • Authors: L. M. Close, J. R. Males, K. Morzinski, D. Kopon, K. Follette, T. J. Rodigas, P. Hinz, Y-L. Wu, A. Puglisi, S. Esposito, A. Riccardi, E. Pinna, M. Xompero, R. Briguglio, A Uomoto, and T. Hare

Close et al. 2013 The Astrophysical Journal 774 94.

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Locations and nomenclature of Close et al. (2003b) of the θ 1 Ori Trapezium stars as imaged over ~35 × 30'' FOV at the LBT with LBT AO/PISCES in [Fe ii] (reproduced from Close et al. 2012b). Logarithmic color scale. North is up and east is to the left. Note that the object " A 1" is really a spectroscopic binary ( A 1 A 3) where the unseen companion A 3 is separated from A 1 by 1 AU (Bossi et al. 1989). The B group is shown in more detail in Figures 69. It is not currently clear if D 2 is physically related to D 1. E 1 appears to be a single star. No new faint companions were discovered (at >5σ) around any of the Trapezium stars in this study.

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