M87 at metre wavelengths: the LOFAR picture
M87 is a giant elliptical galaxy located in the centre of the Virgo cluster, which harbours a supermassive black hole of mass 6.4x10^9 M_sun, whose activity is responsible for the extended (80 kpc) radio lobes that surround the galaxy. The energy generated by matter falling onto the central black ho...
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Journal article |
| Kieli: | English |
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2012
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