Dynamics and Black Hole Imaging

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Conference Date: 
Monday, August 12, 2019 (All day) to Friday, August 23, 2019 (All day)
Scientific Areas: 
Strong Gravity

 

With the advent of black hole imaging, we are now moving forward to black hole cinema.  This workshop aims to collect the expertise across the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration to develop, implement and apply methods to access and interpret variability in M87 and Sgr A*.  The goal is to lay the foundation for the first publications based on black hole movies.

Registration for this conference is now closed.

  • Kazunori Akiyama, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Lindy Blackburn, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • Katie Bouman, California Institute of Technology
  • Silke Britzen, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy - via teleconference
  • Andrew Chael, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • Roger Deane, University of Pretoria
  • Shep Doeleman, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • Joseph Farah, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • Christian Fromm, ITP Goethe University Frankfurt
  • Peter Galison, Harvard University
  • Boris Georgiev, University of Waterloo
  • Roman Gold, ITP Goethe University
  • José L. Gómez, Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
  • Mareki Honma, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
  • Lei Huang, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
  • Britton Jeter, University of Waterloo
  • Michael Johnson, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • Rusen Lu, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
  • Yosuke Mizuno, ITP Goethe University
  • Kotaro Moriyama, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Iniyan Natarajan, Rhodes University
  • Chunchong Ni, University of Waterloo
  • Hiroki Okino, University of Tokyo
  • Daniel Palumbo, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • Dom Pesce, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • Oliver Porth, University of Amsterdam
  • Venkatessh Ramakrishnan, Universidad de Concepcion
  • Freek Roelofs, Radboud University
  • Fumie Tazaki, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
  • Paul Tiede, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
  • Maciek Wiegus, Black Hole Initiative
  • Ye-Fei Yuan, University of Science and Technology of China
  • Shan-Shan Zhao, Radboud University

Monday August 12th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

8:30 – 9:00am

Registration

Reception

9:00 – 9:30am

Oliver Porth, University of Amsterdam
Origins and properties of dynamical features in
GRMHD Simulations

Alice

9:30 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Application of dynamical imaging/modeling to simulated data sets

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations and Discussion

Alice

Tuesday August 13th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

9:00 – 9:30am

Avery Broderick, PI & U of W
Dynamical modeling with Themis in the perturbative regime

Alice

9:30 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Application of dynamical imaging/modeling to M87 SR1

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations and Discussion

Alice

Wednesday August 14th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

9:00 – 9:30am

Kazunori Akiyama, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dynamical imaging with SMILI

Alice

9:30 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Identification of robust variable features in M87, and interpretation

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations and Discussion

Alice

Thursday August 15th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

9:00 – 9:30am

Roger Deane, University of Pretoria
Simulating EHT observations

Alice

9:30 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Application of dynamical imaging/modeling to 3C 279 SR1 and identification of robust features

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations and Discussion

Alice

Friday August 16th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

9:00 – 9:45am

Venkatesh Ramakrishnan, Universidad de Concepcion
Spectral features in Sgr A* and their implications

Alice

9:45 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Application of dynamical imaging/modeling to OJ 287 SR1 and identification of robust features

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations and Discussion

Alice

Monday August 19th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

9:00 – 9:30am

Maciek Wiegus, Black Hole Initiative
Signatures of variability in EHT data: M87 and Sgr A* and beyond

Alice

9:30 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Application of dynamical imaging/modeling to simulated data sets of "simple" models

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations and Discussion

Alice

Tuesday August 20th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

9:00 – 9:45am

Lindy Blackburn, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Understanding the EHT data, calibration and their uncertainties

Alice

9:45 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Application of dynamical imaging/modeling to simulated data sets of GRMHD simulations

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations and Discussion

Alice

Wednesday August 21th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

9:00 – 9:45am

Michael Johnson, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Scattering toward the Galactic center and strategies for its mitigation

Alice

9:45 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Application of dynamical imaging/modeling to Sgr A* ER4v2 and ER5 data sets

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations and Discussion

Alice

Thursday August 22th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

9:00 – 9:45am

Katherine Bouman, California Institute of Technology
StarWarps and analyzing EHT data with hidden Markov models

Alice

9:45 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Application of dynamical imaging/modeling to Sgr A* calibration sources

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session (Develop exec summary of state of variability studies)

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations (Present exec summary) and Discussion

Alice

6:00 – 8:00pm

Banquet

Bistro 2nd Floor

Friday August 23th, 2019

Time

Event

Location

9:00 – 9:45am

Paul Tiede, PI & U of W
Dynamical modeling of flares with Themis

Alice

9:45 – 10:00am

Goal specification: Application of dynamical imaging/modeling to Sgr A* ER4v2 and ER5 data sets, continued

Alice

10:00 – 10:45am

Breakout work session

Alice

10:45 – 11:15am

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

11:15 – 12:00pm

Breakout work session

Alice

12:00 – 1:45pm

Lunch

Bistro – 1st Floor

1:45 – 2:15pm

Summary updates and Goal re-specification

Alice

2:15 – 3:30pm

Breakout work session (Develop exec summary of state of variability studies)

Alice

3:30 – 4:00pm

Coffee break

Bistro – 1st Floor

4:00 – 4:30pm

Breakout work session

Alice

4:30 – 6:00pm

Results presentations (Present exec summary) and Discussion

Alice

 

Scientific Organizers:

  • Avery Broderick, Perimeter Institute & University of Waterloo
  • Hung-Yi Pu, Perimeter Institute