Poster Title: Supermassive black hole masses in the local universe with adaptive optics
Abstract: We report the first results from our program to measure the masses of supermassive black holes in the local universe, using the ESO VLT and adaptive optics. The study seeks to complement results obtained with HST by extending the sample, both at the high mass, low surface brightness end (cores of giant ellipticals) and at in lower mass, extincted spiral nuclei. We will present first results from recent observations made with NAOS/CONICA at near-IR wavelengths of the nucleus of NGC 1399 (Fornax A) and two other galaxies.
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