New Probes of Black Hole Variability

Event Date:
2020-03-09T15:00:00
2020-03-09T16:00:00
Event Location:
Hennings 318
Speaker:
Daryl Haggard (McGill)
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Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:

Douglas Scott

Event Information:

I will discuss the power of new observations of variable black holes (supermassive and stellar mass systems) to probe their growth and evolution. I will touch on our Milky Way's black hole Sgr A*, the Virgo cluster's M87, changing-look quasars, the multitude of systems now being discovered by LIGO/Virgo, and briefly explore how we can continue to push this frontier with a next generation of observatories.

Add to Calendar 2020-03-09T15:00:00 2020-03-09T16:00:00 New Probes of Black Hole Variability Event Information: I will discuss the power of new observations of variable black holes (supermassive and stellar mass systems) to probe their growth and evolution. I will touch on our Milky Way's black hole Sgr A*, the Virgo cluster's M87, changing-look quasars, the multitude of systems now being discovered by LIGO/Virgo, and briefly explore how we can continue to push this frontier with a next generation of observatories. Event Location: Hennings 318