Posters and Spotlights
Start Date
30-4-2025 11:30 AM
Document Type
Event
Description
Blazars are relativistic jets of plasma launched from spinning supermassive black holes. Blazars shine across the entire electromagnetic spectrum (multimessengers) and are the most persistent luminous objects in the Universe. I have established a new research collaboration between The University of Mississippi Center for Multimessenger Astrophysics (UMCMA) and the Boston University (BU) Blazar Group. The goal of this NSF funded collaboration is to provide my UM research group with the training and expertise required to advance and extend BU’s efforts in multimessenger monitoring and modeling of blazars. My research group is receiving on-site training in conducting blazar observations at BU’s Perkins Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. This collaboration represents a new avenue of research for me while providing a unique opportunity for my Mississippi students to gain hands-on experience in operating a research class telescope. This collaboration will position UM as a leader in blazar jet research while advancing our understanding of how magnetic field structure, jet acceleration, and particle acceleration contribute to blazar flaring.
Relational Format
report
Recommended Citation
MacDonald, Nicholas, "Multimessenger Monitoring and Modeling of Blazars" (2025). Showcase of Research and Scholarly Activity. 72.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/ored_showcase/2025/posters/72
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Multimessenger Monitoring and Modeling of Blazars
Blazars are relativistic jets of plasma launched from spinning supermassive black holes. Blazars shine across the entire electromagnetic spectrum (multimessengers) and are the most persistent luminous objects in the Universe. I have established a new research collaboration between The University of Mississippi Center for Multimessenger Astrophysics (UMCMA) and the Boston University (BU) Blazar Group. The goal of this NSF funded collaboration is to provide my UM research group with the training and expertise required to advance and extend BU’s efforts in multimessenger monitoring and modeling of blazars. My research group is receiving on-site training in conducting blazar observations at BU’s Perkins Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. This collaboration represents a new avenue of research for me while providing a unique opportunity for my Mississippi students to gain hands-on experience in operating a research class telescope. This collaboration will position UM as a leader in blazar jet research while advancing our understanding of how magnetic field structure, jet acceleration, and particle acceleration contribute to blazar flaring.