Relativistic magnetic reconnection in pair plasmas and its astrophysical applications
D Kagan, L Sironi, B Cerutti, D Giannios - Space science reviews, 2015 - Springer
This review discusses the physics of magnetic reconnection—a process in which the
magnetic field topology changes and magnetic energy is converted to kinetic energy—in …
magnetic field topology changes and magnetic energy is converted to kinetic energy—in …
Kinematics of Parsec-scale Jets of Gamma-Ray Blazars at 43 GHz during 10 yr of the VLBA-BU-BLAZAR Program
ZR Weaver, SG Jorstad, AP Marscher… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze the parsec-scale jet kinematics from 2007 June to 2018 December of a sample
of γ-ray bright blazars monitored roughly monthly with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) …
of γ-ray bright blazars monitored roughly monthly with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) …
Radio observations of active galactic nuclei with mm-VLBI
B Boccardi, TP Krichbaum, E Ros… - The Astronomy and …, 2017 - Springer
Over the past few decades, our knowledge of jets produced by active galactic nuclei (AGN)
has greatly progressed thanks to the development of very-long-baseline interferometry …
has greatly progressed thanks to the development of very-long-baseline interferometry …
Kinematics of parsec-scale jets of gamma-ray blazars at 43 GHz within the VLBA-BU-BLAZAR program
SG Jorstad, AP Marscher, DA Morozova… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze the parsec-scale jet kinematics from 2007 June to 2013 January of a sample of
γ-ray bright blazars monitored roughly monthly with the Very Long Baseline Array at 43 GHz …
γ-ray bright blazars monitored roughly monthly with the Very Long Baseline Array at 43 GHz …
The birth of a relativistic jet following the disruption of a star by a cosmological black hole
DR Pasham, M Lucchini, T Laskar, BP Gompertz… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A black hole can launch a powerful relativistic jet after it tidally disrupts a star. If this jet
fortuitously aligns with our line of sight, the overall brightness is Doppler boosted by several …
fortuitously aligns with our line of sight, the overall brightness is Doppler boosted by several …
The spectral energy distribution of Fermi bright blazars
The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on board the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope,
launched on 2008 June 11, provides unprecedented sensitivity in the γ-ray band (20 MeV to …
launched on 2008 June 11, provides unprecedented sensitivity in the γ-ray band (20 MeV to …
MOJAVE. X. Parsec-scale jet orientation variations and superluminal motion in active galactic nuclei
We describe the parsec-scale kinematics of 200 active galactic nucleus (AGN) jets based on
15 GHz Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) data obtained between 1994 August 31 and 2011 …
15 GHz Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) data obtained between 1994 August 31 and 2011 …
The first catalog of active galactic nuclei detected by the Fermi large area telescope
We present the first catalog of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) detected by the Large Area
Telescope (LAT), corresponding to 11 months of data collected in scientific operation mode …
Telescope (LAT), corresponding to 11 months of data collected in scientific operation mode …
Dynamically important magnetic fields near accreting supermassive black holes
Accreting supermassive black holes at the centres of active galaxies often produce 'jets'—
collimated bipolar outflows of relativistic particles. Magnetic fields probably play a critical …
collimated bipolar outflows of relativistic particles. Magnetic fields probably play a critical …
MOJAVE–XIV. Shapes and opening angles of AGN jets
We present 15 GHz stacked VLBA images of 373 jets associated with active galactic nuclei
(AGNs) having at least five observing epochs within a 20 yr time interval 1994–2015 from …
(AGNs) having at least five observing epochs within a 20 yr time interval 1994–2015 from …