Published August 1987 | Version Published
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The size of MRK 231 at 10 µm

Abstract

A technique is described for obtaining high-sensitivity measurements with high spatial resolution at 10 µm. An application of the method to Mrk 231 confirms the point like nature of the nucleus at 10 µm.

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© 1987 American Astronomical Society. Received 1 April 1987; revised 7 May 1987. The night of 26 December 1985 was assigned to S. E. Persson and he generously permitted us to make the north-south slit scans. We thank him, and also the staff of the Palomar Observatory, for their help in obtaining the observations. Infrared astronomy at Caltech is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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