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A dark jet dominates the power output of the stellar black hole Cygnus X-1

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  • Elena Gallo

    (University of Amsterdam)

  • Rob Fender

    (University of Amsterdam
    University of Southampton)

  • Christian Kaiser

    (University of Southampton)

  • David Russell

    (University of Southampton)

  • Raffaella Morganti

    (Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy)

  • Tom Oosterloo

    (Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy)

  • Sebastian Heinz

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Abstract

In the dark A ring-like structure observed around the black hole in Cygnus X-1 may prompt a rethink on what happens to the power emitted from accreting black holes. The bulk of the energy was thought to be released as X-ray radiation. But the existence of this ring of shocked matter suggests that ‘dark’ relativistic jets of energy and particles, not X-rays, are the main power output.

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  • Elena Gallo & Rob Fender & Christian Kaiser & David Russell & Raffaella Morganti & Tom Oosterloo & Sebastian Heinz, 2005. "A dark jet dominates the power output of the stellar black hole Cygnus X-1," Nature, Nature, vol. 436(7052), pages 819-821, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:436:y:2005:i:7052:d:10.1038_nature03879
    DOI: 10.1038/nature03879
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