University of Lethbridge

Published purpose

Following the JWST ERS and Cycle 1 GO Announcement of Opportunity published on June 14, 2021, the CSA is providing funding via a Grant Agreement to the university to conduct their research using the JWST data. This project will target the stellar-mass black hole V404 Cyg combining JWST and ALMA observations. The black hole pulls material off the companion star, some of which can be transported back outwards in the form of a jetted outflow. The project will observe how the millimeter/infrared emission varies with wavelength and time in the lowest luminosity states. Such novel observations allow for detailed tests of competing models for emission near black holes, and reveal crucial insights into black hole physics, stellar evolution, and jet formation.