Characterizing the Galactic Black Hole Population with Roman Astrometry
About Event
Location
Virtual
Description
Roman's Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey (GBTDS) will be an astrometry machine. The GBTDS will produce precise astrometry at an unprecedented temporal sampling for a large number of sources that both rivals and complements Gaia. I will discuss how GBTDS astrometry can be used to search for and characterize the Galaxy's population of non-interacting black holes via gravitational microlensing and reflex motion.
Speaker: Casey Lam (Carnegie Science)
Notes
The Roman Lecture Series is a monthly virtual lecture series focused on the scientific capabilities and technology of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, organized by Roman mission partners.
Roman Prefooter
The NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is managed by NASA/GSFC with participation of STScI, Caltech/IPAC, and NASA/JPL.
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