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Photon Emission from Circular Equatorial Kerr Orbiters

Delilah E. A. Gates, Shahar Hadar, Alexandru Lupsasca

We consider monochromatic and isotropic photon emission from circular equatorial Kerr orbiters. We derive analytic expressions for the photon escape probability and the redshift-de…

gr-qc2020

Photon Ring Autocorrelations

Shahar Hadar, Michael D. Johnson, Alexandru Lupsasca +1

In the presence of a black hole, light sources connect to observers along multiple paths. As a result, observed brightness fluctuations must be correlated across different times an…

gr-qc2020

The Shape of the Black Hole Photon Ring: A Precise Test of Strong-Field General Relativity

Samuel E. Gralla, Alexandru Lupsasca, Daniel P. Marrone

We propose a new test of strong-field general relativity (GR) based on the universal interferometric signature of the black hole photon ring. The photon ring is a narrow ring-shape…

gr-qc2020

Maximum Observable Blueshift from Circular Equatorial Kerr Orbiters

Delilah E. A. Gates, Shahar Hadar, Alexandru Lupsasca

The region of spacetime near the event horizon of a black hole can be viewed as a deep potential well at large gravitational redshift relative to distant observers. However, matter…

gr-qc2020

On the Observable Shape of Black Hole Photon Rings

Samuel E. Gralla, Alexandru Lupsasca

Motivated by the prospect of measuring a black hole photon ring, in previous work we explored the interferometric signature produced by a bright, narrow curve in the sky. Interfero…

gr-qc2020

Universal Polarimetric Signatures of the Black Hole Photon Ring

Elizabeth Himwich, Michael D. Johnson, Alexandru Lupsasca +1

Black hole images present an annular region of enhanced brightness. In the absence of propagation effects, this "photon ring" has universal features that are completely governed by…