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A 300-parsec-long jet-inflated bubble around a powerful microquasar in the galaxy NGC 7793

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  • Manfred W. Pakull

    (University of Strasbourg, CNRS UMR 7550, Observatoire Astronomique, 11 rue de l’Université, F67000 Strasbourg, France)

  • Roberto Soria

    (MSSL, University College London)

  • Christian Motch

    (University of Strasbourg, CNRS UMR 7550, Observatoire Astronomique, 11 rue de l’Université, F67000 Strasbourg, France)

Abstract

The power behind nebula S26 The spiral galaxy NGC 7793 contains a huge radio and optical nebula, named S26. Ultraluminous X-ray sources of this class are the most luminous type of stellar-mass black holes, often associated with shock-ionized nebulae, generally with no evidence of collimated jets. Based on observations from the Chandra X-ray telescope, together with optical and radio data, Pakull et al. show that the S26 nebula is powered by a collimated pair of jets originating from the central black hole. Bright X-ray hot spots and radio lobes mark the extremities of the jets, which are surrounded by a 300-parsec-long bubble of plasma. These jets are the most powerful known so far in non-nuclear black holes, and their properties show that some black holes may channel most of their accretion power into mechanical energy rather than radiation.

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  • Manfred W. Pakull & Roberto Soria & Christian Motch, 2010. "A 300-parsec-long jet-inflated bubble around a powerful microquasar in the galaxy NGC 7793," Nature, Nature, vol. 466(7303), pages 209-212, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:466:y:2010:i:7303:d:10.1038_nature09168
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09168
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