Photon Ring Astrometry for Superradiant Clouds

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Gravitational atoms produced from the superradiant extraction of rotational energy of spinning black holes can reach energy densities significantly higher than that of dark matter, turning black holes into powerful potential detectors for ultralight bosons. These structures are formed by coherently oscillating bosons, which induce oscillating metric perturbations deflecting photon geodesics passing through their interior. The deviation of nearby geodesics can be further amplified near critical bound photon orbits. We discuss the prospect of detecting this deflection using photon ring autocorrelations with the Event Horizon Telescope and its next-generation upgrade, which can probe a large unexplored region of the cloud mass parameter space when compared with previous constraints.

Original languageEnglish
Article number111401
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume130
Issue number11
Number of pages8
ISSN0031-9007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Mar 2023

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  • M87 EVENT HORIZON, BLACK-HOLE SPIN, TELESCOPE RESULTS. I., MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS, MILLISECOND PULSAR, OPTICAL APPEARANCE, DARK-MATTER, SHADOW, STAR, MASS

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