April 11, 2019
Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole
Press Release
First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0ec7) First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. II. Array and Instrumentation (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0c96) First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. III. Data Processing and Calibration (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0c57) First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0e85) First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. V. Physical Origin of the Asymmetric Ring (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0f43) First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI. The Shadow and Mass of the Central Black Hole (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab1141)
Journal: The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Japanese researchers contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) --a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration -- was designed to capture images of a black hole. 10 April 2019, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that they have succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.
The following faculty members and students from SOKENDAI participated in this project;
Faculty Members：
Mareki Honma
The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Director and SOKENDAI, Professor
Kazuhiro Hada
The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Director and SOKENDAI, Assistant Professor
Shiro Ikeda
The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, SOKENDAI, Kavli IPMU, Professor
Hiroshi Nagai
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan ALMA, SOKENDAI, Specially Appointed Associate Professor
Students：
Yuzu Tsuei
SOKENDAI, The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, Student
Shuichiro Tsuda
SOKENDAI, Student
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