Powerful extragalactic jets dissipate their kinetic energy far from the central black hole
The location of energy dissipation in powerful extragalactic jets is currently unknown. Here, the authors show that the more distant molecular torus is the dominant location for powerful jets using a diagnostic called the seed factor which is dependent only on observable quantities.
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| author | Adam Leah W. Harvey Markos Georganopoulos Eileen T. Meyer |
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| description | The location of energy dissipation in powerful extragalactic jets is currently unknown. Here, the authors show that the more distant molecular torus is the dominant location for powerful jets using a diagnostic called the seed factor which is dependent only on observable quantities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9de4ecf3816549189fcbf92e20108f9b2022-12-21T19:26:57ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232020-10-011111510.1038/s41467-020-19296-6Powerful extragalactic jets dissipate their kinetic energy far from the central black holeAdam Leah W. Harvey0Markos Georganopoulos1Eileen T. Meyer2Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyDepartment of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyDepartment of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyThe location of energy dissipation in powerful extragalactic jets is currently unknown. Here, the authors show that the more distant molecular torus is the dominant location for powerful jets using a diagnostic called the seed factor which is dependent only on observable quantities.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19296-6 |
| spellingShingle | Adam Leah W. Harvey Markos Georganopoulos Eileen T. Meyer Powerful extragalactic jets dissipate their kinetic energy far from the central black hole Nature Communications |
| title | Powerful extragalactic jets dissipate their kinetic energy far from the central black hole |
| title_full | Powerful extragalactic jets dissipate their kinetic energy far from the central black hole |
| title_fullStr | Powerful extragalactic jets dissipate their kinetic energy far from the central black hole |
| title_full_unstemmed | Powerful extragalactic jets dissipate their kinetic energy far from the central black hole |
| title_short | Powerful extragalactic jets dissipate their kinetic energy far from the central black hole |
| title_sort | powerful extragalactic jets dissipate their kinetic energy far from the central black hole |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19296-6 |
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