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Universal interferometric signatures of a black hole’s photon ring
- View ORCID ProfileMichael D. Johnson1,2,*,
- View ORCID ProfileAlexandru Lupsasca2,3,4,*,
- Andrew Strominger2,3,
- View ORCID ProfileGeorge N. Wong5,6,
- Shahar Hadar2,3,
- View ORCID ProfileDaniel Kapec7,
- Ramesh Narayan1,2,
- View ORCID ProfileAndrew Chael1,2,8,9,
- View ORCID ProfileCharles F. Gammie5,10,
- Peter Galison2,3,11,
- Daniel C. M. Palumbo1,2,
- View ORCID ProfileSheperd S. Doeleman1,2,
- View ORCID ProfileLindy Blackburn1,2,
- View ORCID ProfileMaciek Wielgus1,2,
- View ORCID ProfileDominic W. Pesce1,2,
- View ORCID ProfileJoseph R. Farah1,2,12 and
- View ORCID ProfileJames M. Moran1
- 1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
- 2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
- 3Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
- 4Society of Fellows, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
- 5Department of Physics, University of Illinois, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
- 6CCS-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
- 7School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.
- 8Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, Jadwin Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
- 9NASA Hubble Fellowship Program, Einstein Fellow.
- 10Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1002 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
- 11Department of History of Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
- 12University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 William T. Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, USA.
- ↵*Corresponding author. Email: mjohnson{at}cfa.harvard.edu (M.D.J.); lupsasca{at}fas.harvard.edu (A.L.)
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Science Advances 18 Mar 2020:
Vol. 6, no. 12, eaaz1310
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz1310
Vol. 6, no. 12, eaaz1310
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz1310
Michael D. Johnson
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Alexandru Lupsasca
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
3Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
4Society of Fellows, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Andrew Strominger
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
3Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
George N. Wong
5Department of Physics, University of Illinois, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
6CCS-2, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Shahar Hadar
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
3Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Daniel Kapec
7School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.
Ramesh Narayan
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Andrew Chael
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
8Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, Jadwin Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.
9NASA Hubble Fellowship Program, Einstein Fellow.
Charles F. Gammie
5Department of Physics, University of Illinois, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
10Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1002 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Peter Galison
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
3Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
11Department of History of Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Daniel C. M. Palumbo
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Sheperd S. Doeleman
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Lindy Blackburn
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Maciek Wielgus
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Dominic W. Pesce
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Joseph R. Farah
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
2Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
12University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 William T. Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125, USA.
James M. Moran
1Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
