X-ray emissions from black hole jets vary unexpectedly, challenging leading model of particle acceleration
Monday, May 29, 2023 - 10:02
in Astronomy & Space
Researchers discovered only relatively recently that black hole jets emit X-rays, and how the jets accelerate particles to this high-energy state is still a mystery. Surprising new findings in Nature Astronomy appear to rule out one leading theory, opening the door to reimagining how particle acceleration works in the jets—and possibly also elsewhere in the universe.