The black hole explorer: Motivation and vision

MD Johnson, K Akiyama, R Baturin, B Bilyeu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We present the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX), a mission that will produce the sharpest images
in the history of astronomy by extending submillimeter Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry …

The Black Hole Explorer: Back End Electronics

R Srinivasan, J Weintroub, R Raffanti, B Bilyeu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This paper describes specification and early design of back end signal processing
subsystems for the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) …

Orbital configurations of spaceborne interferometers for studying photon rings of supermassive black holes

B Hudson, LI Gurvits, M Wielgus, Z Paragi, L Liu… - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent advances in technology coupled with the progress of observational radio astronomy
methods resulted in achieving a major milestone of astrophysics-a direct image of the …

High Data Rate Laser Communications for the Black Hole Explorer

J Wang, B Bilyeu, D Boroson, D Caplan… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The Black Hole Explorer (BHEX) is a mission concept that can dramatically improve state-of-
the-art astronomical very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) imaging resolution by …

[HTML][HTML] Topology and Size Optimized Design and Laser Welding of the U-Frame for Free-Space Laser Communication Telescopes

G Li, Z Huo, J Yuan, L Tan, L Zhang, J Li - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The success of laser communications heavily relies on the stiffness, dynamic properties,
static performance, and manufacturability of the U-frame. The U-frame is a fundamental …