| Speaker: | Samuel McDermott (Fermi Lab) |
|---|---|
| Title: | New Physics and the Black Hole Mass Gap |
| Date (JST): | Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 10:00 - 11:00 |
| Place: | Zoom |
| Related File: | 2568.pdf |
| Abstract: | The LIGO/Virgo collaboration has recently announced the detection of GW190521: a heavy binary black hole merger with component masses in the "black hole mass gap," which cannot be explained by standard stellar structure theory. In this talk, I will discuss how new light particles that couple to the Standard Model can act as an additional source of energy loss in the cores of population-III stars, dramatically altering their evolution and potentially explaining GW190521. The black hole mass gap will emerge as a powerful tool for studying beyond the Standard Model particle physics. |
