Relativistic jets from active galactic nuclei

R Blandford, D Meier… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The nuclei of most normal galaxies contain supermassive black holes, which can accrete
gas through a disk and become active. These active galactic nuclei (AGNs) can form jets that …

Merger and mass ejection of neutron star binaries

M Shibata, K Hotokezaka - Annual Review of Nuclear and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Mergers of binary neutron stars and black hole–neutron star binaries are among the most
promising sources for ground-based gravitational-wave (GW) detectors and are also high …

First M87 event horizon telescope results. VIII. Magnetic field structure near the event horizon

K Akiyama, JC Algaba, A Alberdi, W Alef… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) observations at 230 GHz have now imaged
polarized emission around the supermassive black hole in M87 on event-horizon scales …

Precessing jet nozzle connecting to a spinning black hole in M87

Y Cui, K Hada, T Kawashima, M Kino, W Lin, Y Mizuno… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The nearby radio galaxy M87 offers a unique opportunity to explore the connections
between the central supermassive black hole and relativistic jets. Previous studies of the …

First M87 event horizon telescope results. V. Physical origin of the asymmetric ring

K Akiyama, A Alberdi, W Alef, K Asada… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has mapped the central compact radio source
of the elliptical galaxy M87 at 1.3 mm with unprecedented angular resolution. Here we …

First M87 event horizon telescope results. VIII. Magnetic field structure near the event horizon

Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) observations at 230 GHz have now imaged polarized
emission around the supermassive black hole in M87 on event-horizon scales. This …

Jets in magnetically arrested hot accretion flows: geometry, power, and black hole spin-down

R Narayan, A Chael, K Chatterjee… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We present the results of nine simulations of radiatively inefficient magnetically arrested
discs (MADs) across different values of the black hole spin parameter a*:− 0.9,− 0.7,− 0.5 …

The structure and dynamics of the subparsec jet in M87 based on 50 VLBA observations over 17 years at 43 GHz

RC Walker, PE Hardee, FB Davies, C Ly… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The central radio source in M87 provides the best opportunity to study jet formation because
it has a large angular size for the gravitational radius of the black hole and has a bright jet …

Formation of precessing jets by tilted black hole discs in 3D general relativistic MHD simulations

M Liska, C Hesp, A Tchekhovskoy… - Monthly Notices of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Gas falling into a black hole (BH) from large distances is unaware of BH spin direction, and
misalignment between the accretion disc and BH spin is expected to be common. However …

Efficient generation of jets from magnetically arrested accretion on a rapidly spinning black hole

A Tchekhovskoy, R Narayan… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
We describe global, 3D, time‐dependent, non‐radiative, general‐relativistic,
magnetohydrodynamic simulations of accreting black holes (BHs). The simulations are …