Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Colloquium The supermassive black hole at the center of Leo I
Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Colloquium
The supermassive black hole at the center of Leo I
Dr. Maria Jose Bustamante Rosell
UCSC
We are viewing in person in 1125 Carlson Hall, but there is a Zoom Link for those unable to attend in person.
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Abstract:
Both empirically and theoretically, dwarf galaxies are expected to be the hosts of intermediate mass black holes. Due to their relatively quiescent merger histories, they are also expected to be the perfect places to elucidate between different mechanisms of black hole seed formation. In depth studies of local dwarfs are thus particularly relevant, since they can inform us to great detailabout the history of the dwarfs in question and paint a better picture of the nuances behind our observations of more distant dwarfs. In this talk, Dr. Bustamante Rosellwill report their discovery of a $\sim 3 \times 10^6 M_\odot$ supermassive black hole at the center of the nearby Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, Leo I, the methods that allowed this discovery, it’s significance regarding black hole seed formation and future prospects.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Bustamante Rosellis currently a postdoctoral fellow at the department of astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC Santa Cruz. For her PhD research at UT Austin, she worked on multiple projects involving different methods for black hole detection, both on the theoretical and experimental side, using gravitational waves, stellar dynamics and electromagnetic emission. Whenever she’s not banging my head against a keyboard, you can find me walking around, stumbling upon more normal things than supermassive black holes.
Intended Audience:
All are welcome. Those with interest in the topic.
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