Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 26, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Twin jets pinpoint the heart of an active galaxy Magnetism dominates environment of the central black hole Quote An international team of astronomers has measured the magnetic field in the vicinity of a supermassive black hole. A bright and compact feature of only 2 light days in size was directly observed by a world-wide ensemble of millimeter-wave radio telescopes in the heart of the active galaxy NGC 1052. The observations yield a magnetic field value at the event horizon of the central black hole between 0.02 and 8.3 Tesla. The team, led by the PhD student Anne-Kathrin Baczko, believes that such a large magnetic field provides enough magnetic energy to power the strong relativistic jets in active galaxies. The results are published in the present issue of Astronomy & Astrophysics. Read more: Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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