Spatially Resolving the Black Hole Event Horizon: (sub)mm VLBI of SgrA* and M87

该项目的目标是使用Event Horizon望远镜，一个分布在世界各地的毫米波天线网络，对银河系中心黑洞所在地SgrA* 的周围进行成像。 获奖者将开展广泛的科学研究项目，包括分析（亚）毫米VLBI观测数据，模拟史瓦西半径尺度的理论模型，以及开发新的VLBI分析软件工具。更广泛的影响包括对本科生和研究生的培训，以及通过高中教师的实践经验和指导来自代表性不足群体的大学预科生的推广。

The goal of this project is to use the Event Horizon telescope, a network of millimeter-wave antennas distributed throughout the world, to image the environs of SgrA*, the site of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The awardees will conduct a broad program of scientific research that includes analyzing (sub)mm VLBI observations, simulating theoretical models on Schwarzschild Radius scales, and developing new software tools for VLBI analysis.Broader impacts of the work include training of undergraduate and graduate students, and outreach via high-school teacher hands-on experience and mentoring of pre-college students from under-represented groups.