Results of the Multimessenger observations Division of the Einstein Telescope Observing Science Board
The Einstein Telescope is the European Next Generation gravitational wave (GW) interferometer. Despite the fact that it will be operational from the late 2030’s, its revolutionary capabilities require that the preparation of the multimessenger follow-up of the GW events (in terms of useful...
SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) is a Sino-French mission launched in June 2024. Its Core Program is dedicated to the detection and study of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). I will show how the set of SVOM instruments as well as the observing strategy compare with previous mission, present the first results and show the new questions they are opening on the study of GRBs.
Despite the re-birth of multi-messenger astronomy, no unambiguous electromagnetic (EM) counterpart to binary black hole (BBH) pre-/post-merger has been reported. Indeed, stellar-mass BBHs are expected to be gas-poor ; however, this should not be the case of supermassive BBHs, whose GWs will be detectable with LISA (2035+). Detecting the EM pre-merger counterpart would allow for optimal...
Next generation gravitational wave (GW) interferometers such as the Einstein Telescope (ET) will explore a significantly larger volume of the Universe, detecting up to 10$^{5}$ binary neutron star system mergers (BNS) per year beyond the Local Universe. Identifying the faint optical-NIR electromagnetic (EM) counterparts of these GW signals within vast sky localization regions, among a huge...
The surroundings of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*, are mostly unknown and for this reason many studies have tried to constrain the presence of an extended mass around it, with the aim of simulating either dark matter distribution or stellar clusters. However, all these works focus on spherically symmetric distributions of matter, while observations...
Context. The orbits of S stars around the Galactic Center black hole, Sgr A*, offer a unique opportunity to probe the relativistic regime of gravity and test the no-hair theorem. While the Schwarzschild precession has been detected with S2, the detection of spin-induced (Kerr) effects—Lense–Thirring and quadrupole moment terms—remains a major observational challenge.
Aims. We aim to quantify...
The blazar 3C 66A is known for its optical flux periodicity and complex jet kinematics. Using 22/43 GHz KaVa (KVN and VERA array) observations and 43 GHz VLBA (Very Long Baseline Array) archival data, we have found that its pc-scale jet has a twisted structure and that the inner jet undergoes periodic swings every 13 years. In this talk, we will describe the peculiar characteristics of 3C 66A...
We are entering an era of high-precision measurements of black holes, either through gravitational waves (LVK, and soon LISA) or direct imaging (EHT). It is therefore interesting to study black hole spacetimes within both General Relativity (GR) and alternative theories, to confront them with observations. In GR, the Kerr spacetime, which describes rotating black holes, is the most general...
The response of a black hole to an external tidal field is encapsulated in the so-called Love numbers. While these are well known in the context of static and linear perturbations, future developments of gravitational-wave astronomy will require more precise results, taking subleading effects into account.
In the talk, I will show how to compute the response of a Schwarzschild black hole to...
