I'm Adam Ingram
I'm a Senior Lecturer in
Astrophysics and Royal
Society University Research Fellow
in the Newcastle
University
Observational Astronomy group. I use X-ray
observations and theoretical modelling
to probe the environment of accreting
black holes. This helps us learn about the very strong
gravitational fields close to black hole event horizons,
and how these objects formed and grew
to their current sizes.
I study
quasi-periodic oscillations
(QPOs) - nearly periodic
changes in the observed X-ray brightness of the
accreting plasma - and the idea that
these result from relativistic
precession. I also use the
variability of reflected
X-rays to constrain the
geometry close to the black hole and
measure its
mass. The
source code of my
X-ray reverberation
mapping model
RELTRANS
can be downloaded below.
I am interested in using X-ray
polarimetry to learn about
black holes, a field
that
IXPE is currently revolutionizing
since its launch in
December 2021.