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Characterizing and Mitigating Intraday Variability: Reconstructing Source Structure in Accreting Black Holes with mm-VLBI

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 930, pp. L21

Abstract

Abstract The extraordinary physical resolution afforded by the Event Horizon Telescope has opened a window onto the astrophysical phenomena unfolding on horizon scales in two known black holes, M87 * and Sgr A*. However, with this leap in resolution has come a new set of practical complications. Sgr A* exhibits intraday variability that violates the assumptions underlying Earth aperture synthesis, limiting traditional image reconstruction methods to short timescales and data sets with very sparse ( u , v ) coverage. We present a new set of tools to detect and mitigate this variability. We develop a data-driven, model-agnostic procedure to detect and characterize the spatial structure of intraday variability. This method is calibrated against a large set of mock data sets, producing an empirical estimator of the spatial power spectrum of the brightness fluctuations. We present a novel Bayesian noise modeling algorithm that simultaneously reconstructs an average image and statistical measure of the fluctuations about it using a parameterized form for the excess variance in the complex visibilities not otherwise explained by the statistical errors. These methods are validated using a variety of simulated data, including general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations appropriate for Sgr A* and M87 * . We find that the reconstructed source structure and variability are robust to changes in the underlying image model. We apply these methods to the 2017 EHT observations of M87 * , finding evidence for variability across the EHT observing campaign. The variability mitigation strategies presented are widely applicable to very long baseline interferometry observations of variable sources generally, for which they provide a data-informed averaging procedure and natural characterization of inter-epoch image consistency.

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  1. Avery E. Broderick corresponding

    University of Waterloo · Perimeter Institute

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    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 31 Caroline Street North, Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5, Canada

    Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

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    CP3-Origins , University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55 , DK-5230 Odense M , Denmark

    Institut für Theoretische Physik , Goethe-Universität Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Straße 1 , D-60438 Frankfurt am Main , Germany

    CP3-Origins, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark

    Institut für Theoretische Physik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 1, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 31 Caroline Street North, Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5, Canada

    Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

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    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University , 20 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

    Center for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

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    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

    Center for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

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    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 31 Caroline Street North, Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5, Canada

    Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

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    Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-12 Hoshigaoka, Mizusawa, Oshu, Iwate 023-0861, Japan

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  70. Radboud University Nijmegen · University of Waterloo

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    Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON N2L 3G1 , Canada

    Department of Astrophysics, Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP), Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  71. Google (United States) · University of Arizona · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Department of Astronomy , University of Arizona , 933 N. Cherry Ave. , Tucson , AZ 85721 , USA

    Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 32-D476, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA

    Google Research, 355 Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142, USA

  72. East Asian Observatory

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    East Asian Observatory, 660 N. A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

    James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), 660 N. A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

  73. Goethe University Frankfurt · Perimeter Institute · University of Würzburg · Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

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    Institut für Theoretische Physik , Goethe-Universität Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Straße 1 , D-60438 Frankfurt am Main , Germany

    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics , 31 Caroline Street North , Waterloo , ON N2L 2Y5 , Canada;

    Institut für Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg, Emil-Fischer-Str. 31, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany

    Institut für Theoretische Physik, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Straße 1, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, D-53121 Bonn, Germany

  74. Perimeter Institute · Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía

    Affiliation as printed

    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics , 31 Caroline Street North , Waterloo , ON N2L 2Y5 , Canada;

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC, Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, E-18008 Granada, Spain

  75. Harvard University · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Affiliation as printed

    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University , 20 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

    Department of History of Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

    Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

  76. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian · National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Department of Physics , University of Illinois , 1110 West Green Street , Urbana , IL 61801 , USA

    Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1002 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA

    Department of Physics, University of Illinois, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA

    NCSA, University of Illinois, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana, IL 61801, USA

  77. University of Waterloo · Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique

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    Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON N2L 3G1 , Canada

    Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), 300 rue de la Piscine, F-38406 Saint Martin d'Hères, France

  78. University of Waterloo · Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique

    Affiliation as printed

    Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics , University of Waterloo , Waterloo , ON N2L 3G1 , Canada

    Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), 300 rue de la Piscine, F-38406 Saint Martin d'Hères, France

  79. Harvard University · University of Cagliari · Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari

    Affiliation as printed

    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University , 20 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, SP Monserrato-Sestu km 0.7, I-09042 Monserrato, Italy

    INAF—Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari, Via della Scienza 5, I-09047, Selargius, CA, Italy

  80. Harvard University · National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics · Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación

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    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University , 20 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologìa, Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582, 03940, Ciudad de México, México

    Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica. Apartado Postal 51 y 216, 72000. Puebla Pue., México

  81. Perimeter Institute · Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía

    Affiliation as printed

    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics , 31 Caroline Street North , Waterloo , ON N2L 2Y5 , Canada;

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía-CSIC, Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, E-18008 Granada, Spain

  82. Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

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    Key Laboratory for Research in Galaxies and Cosmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200030, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 80 Nandan Road, Shanghai 200030, People's Republic of China

  83. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Center for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

  84. University of Southern Denmark · The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI · Centre for Cosmology and Particle Physics Phenomenology · National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

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    CP3-Origins , University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55 , DK-5230 Odense M , Denmark

    Mizusawa VLBI Observatory , National Astronomical Observatory of Japan , 2-12 Hoshigaoka , Mizusawa , Oshu , Iwate 023-0861 , Japan

    Department of Astronomical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan

    Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-12 Hoshigaoka, Mizusawa, Oshu, Iwate 023-0861, Japan

  85. University of Waterloo · Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique · Trottier Space Institute at McGill · McGill University · Korea University of Science and Technology

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Physics , McGill University , 3600 rue University , Montréal , QC H3A 2T8, Canada 29 McGill Space Institute, McGill University, 3550 rue University, Montréal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada 30 Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), 300 rue de la Piscine, F-38406 Saint Martin d'Hères, France 31 Department of Astrophysics, Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP), Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands 32 Department of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, 01003, Amherst, MA, USA 33 Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daedeok-daero 776, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of Korea 34 University of Science and Technology, Gajeong-ro 217, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea 35 Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA 36 Department of Physics, University of Chicago, 5720 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA 37 Enrico Fermi I

    Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Waterloo , 200 University Avenue W , Waterloo , ON N2L 3G1 , Canada

    Department of Physics, McGill University, 3600 rue University, Montréal, QC H3A 2T8, Canada

    McGill Space Institute, McGill University, 3550 rue University, Montréal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada

  86. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

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    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Center for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

  87. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Massachusetts Institute of Technology Haystack Observatory , 99 Millstone Road , Westford , MA 01886 , USA

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology Haystack Observatory, 99 Millstone Road, Westford, MA 01886, USA

  88. Harvard University · University of Groningen

    Affiliation as printed

    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University , 20 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    NOVA Sub-mm Instrumentation Group, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, Landleven 12, 9747 AD Groningen, The Netherlands

  89. University of Arizona · Perimeter Institute

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    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics , 31 Caroline Street North , Waterloo , ON N2L 2Y5 , Canada;

    Steward Observatory and Department of Astronomy, University of Arizona, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

  90. Peking University

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    Department of Astronomy, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China; Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China

  91. Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica · University of Waterloo · Academia Sinica

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Physics and Astronomy , University of Waterloo , 200 University Avenue W , Waterloo , ON N2L 3G1 , Canada

    Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics , Academia Sinica , 11F of Astronomy-Mathematics Building , AS/NTU No. 1 , Sec. 4 , Roosevelt Rd. , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan, R.O.C

    Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, 11F of Astronomy-Mathematics Building, AS/NTU No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C

    James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), 660 N. A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

  92. Harvard University · The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI · National Astronomical Observatory of Japan · The University of Tokyo

    Affiliation as printed

    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University , 20 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Mizusawa VLBI Observatory , National Astronomical Observatory of Japan , 2-12 Hoshigaoka , Mizusawa , Oshu , Iwate 023-0861 , Japan

    Department of Astronomical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan

    Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

    Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-12 Hoshigaoka, Mizusawa, Oshu, Iwate 023-0861, Japan

  93. Harvard University · Chinese Academy of Sciences · Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

    Affiliation as printed

    Black Hole Initiative at Harvard University , 20 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Key Laboratory for Research in Galaxies and Cosmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200030, People's Republic of China

    Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 80 Nandan Road, Shanghai 200030, People's Republic of China

  94. University of Arizona · National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Astronomy , University of Arizona , 933 N. Cherry Ave. , Tucson , AZ 85721 , USA

    Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica. Apartado Postal 51 y 216, 72000. Puebla Pue., México

  95. Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe · The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI · The Institute of Statistical Mathematics · National Astronomical Observatory of Japan · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · The University of Tokyo

    Affiliation as printed

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology Haystack Observatory , 99 Millstone Road , Westford , MA 01886 , USA

    National Astronomical Observatory of Japan , 2-21-1 Osawa , Mitaka , Tokyo 181-8588 , Japan

    Department of Statistical Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8562, Japan

    Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, 277-8583, Japan

    National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan

    The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8562, Japan

  96. Leiden University · National Radio Astronomy Observatory · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian · Leiden Observatory

    Affiliation as printed

    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, Postbus 2300, 9513 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

    National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA

  97. Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica · Academia Sinica

    Affiliation as printed

    Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics , Academia Sinica , 11F of Astronomy-Mathematics Building , AS/NTU No. 1 , Sec. 4 , Roosevelt Rd. , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan, R.O.C

    Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, 11F of Astronomy-Mathematics Building, AS/NTU No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 10617, Taiwan, R.O.C

  98. University of Southern Denmark · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian · Centre for Cosmology and Particle Physics Phenomenology

    Affiliation as printed

    CP3-Origins , University of Southern Denmark , Campusvej 55 , DK-5230 Odense M , Denmark

    Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian , 60 Garden Street , Cambridge , MA 02138 , USA

    Center for Astrophysics ∣ Harvard & Smithsonian, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

    NASA Hubble Fellowship Program, Einstein Fellow

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