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Recovered 3D Emission of a Black Hole
Tech Brief: Bringing a New Dimension into Black Hole Imaging

06-06-22

The goal of this project is to develop a method to uncover the 3D structure of the glowing hot gas surrounding a black hole.

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Tags: Katie Bouman Aviad Levis

The first-ever image of Sagittarius A
Researchers Help Generate First Image of Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy

05-12-22

A multi-institution collaboration that includes a Caltech-led imaging team has generated the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. This result provides conclusive evidence that the body, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*, pronounced "sadge-ay-star"), is indeed a black hole and yields valuable clues about the workings of such massive objects, which are thought to reside at the center of most galaxies. "We not only recovered an image of Sgr A*, but also characterized the uncertainty of features in the image," says He Sun. "This analysis helped the team deliver scientific results with some guarantees." [Caltech story]

Tags: EE research highlights CMS Katie Bouman He Sun Junhan Kim Aviad Levis