PCTS Virtual Conference

Polarized Radiation near Supermassive Black Holes

Registration is free, but required, and can be found under the “PROGRAMS” tab at https://pcts.princeton.edu/programs/current

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Organizers: Andrew Chael (Princeton) Jason Dexter (UC Boulder) Monika Mościbrodzka (Radboud University), Michael Johnson (Harvard), Lia Medeiros (IAS), Alejandra Jiménez-Rosales (MPE/Radboud )

Description: Emission from astrophysical black hole sources is sensitive to the spacetime and plasma properties in these regions. In particular, images of the polarized emission around the supermassive black holes Sagittarius A* and M87* captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) will add significant information to existing images in total intensity. Polarized images will be powerful tools for constraining the near-horizon magnetic field structure, probing plasma composition and dynamics, and testing General Relativity near supermassive black holes. This workshop will bring together experts in accretion physics, relativity, and plasma physics in an attempt to share information across disciplines and develop new ideas for understanding the environment just outside the black hole event horizon using polarized light.

Date & Time

May 11, 2021 | 9:00am – 5:00pm

Location

Remote via Zoom