Rapid Infrared Flares in Cygnus X-3
Chapter in Frontiers of Space And Ground-Based Astronomy, Springer Nature 187 (1994) 615-616
An artist's impression of a relativistic jet propagating away from a black hole at close to the speed of light. Such jets are formed by the inner regions of the accretion flow: matter flowing inwards towards the black hole, via processes which are not yet fully understood. The accretion flow emits primarily in X-rays, the relativistic jet in the radio band: by combing observations in each band we can try and understand how such jets form and how much energy they carry away from the black hole.
Professor Rob Fender
Professor of Astrophysics
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